The Coast Guard has been brought in to help control an oil spill off Plaquemines Parish. Tens of thousands of gallons of oil have uncontrollably gushed out of an old well off the coast. Coast Guard Lieutenant Phillip VanderWeit acknowledges that this is a serious spill.
Cut 15 (16) “…from the environment.”
Two children were found locked in car seats inside a house in Webster Parish with no adult supervision, and one of them has died. Minden Police Chief Jared McIver says investigators are trying to determine exactly how the little girl died.
Another election day in Louisiana. This one, only about half of the state’s 64 parishes have issues to decide. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s office says New Orleans-area voters have items on their ballot.
Cut 7 (09) “…all over the state.”
One of the biggest ones is in Lake Charles, where voters will decide whether to keep Nic Hunter as mayor or replace him with Democrat Marshall Simien.
Crawfish prices are at their lowest level of the season, according to the Crawfish App. Co-founder Laney King says in the days following Easter, crawfish prices dropped 50-cents per pound and they’ve held steady entering the first weekend of May. She says a sack of crawfish can be had for under 100 dollars.