Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is predicting international tourism to Louisiana will be down this year because of tariffs. Nungesser says Canadians make up 40-percent of Louisiana’s international tourists clientele and he is seeing cancellations from Canadian residents. Nungesser hopes the trade war gets resolved soon…
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For people not visiting Louisiana this week, they are missing out on some great crawfish. Laney King co-founder of the Crawfish app says crawfish is so popular this weekend that some stores are sold out, so you’d better get a move on it.
King says live crawfish are averaging $3.10 a pound this weekend and boiled crawfish is going for about $5.50 a pound at your favorite restaurant.
Six people have been arrested for their role in last Saturday’s shooting at the Pontchatoula Strawberry Festival. Chief Bry Layrisson says the suspects arrested range from 18 to 21…
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Layrisson says the two people shot are expected to make a full recovery.
LSU gymnastics will not repeat as national champs, as they failed to advance out of the NCAA Championship semifinals. The Tigers could not consistently hit on their routines. Coach Jay Clark says it’s different being the hunted than the hunter…