The Southern Shrimp Alliance is applauding President Trump’s 25-percent tariffs on shrimp imports from India. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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The federal government has approved Louisiana’s request to prohibit SNAP recipients from using their food stamps to pay for soda, candy and energy drinks. SNAP recipients can still purchase those items, but they’ll have to use their own cash starting in 2026. Governor Jeff Landry says taxpayers should not subsidize unhealthy lifestyles and eating habits.
A new law limiting the time death row inmates have for appeals went into effect Friday. Slidell Representative Brian Glorioso authored the legislation and says the purpose is to give victims’ families swift justice.
Glorioso says convicted murderers are still afforded due process, including the ability to get DNA testing.
People are buzzing in northeast Louisiana over the sudden departure of ULM athletics director John Hartwell. Hartwell was upbeat about the future of Warhawk athletics when we spoke with him in June, but sports talk show host Sean Fox says a disagreement over funding of the athletic department with the school’s new president may have resulted in Hartwell leaving ULM…
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