1:30 LRN Newscast

There’s yet another offender registry being proposed this legislative session. This time, Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. Walters says there would be two tiers of registration.

Cut 12 (12) “…there for lifetime.”

Mudbug lovers will be pleased to hear that crawfish prices dropped this week, with supply continuing to rise across South Louisiana. Lacey King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the decrease in price was a significant one.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

Still, you’re paying more than normal for this time of year. A pound of live crawfish is currently averaging $3.71 for live crawfish and about $6.37 for boiled crawfish, both of which are about a dollar higher than usual at this point in the season.

Congresswoman Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a Senate Republican primary debate on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports incumbent Bill Cassidy may not appear….

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The drone sighting over Barksdale Air Force Base that led to a shelter-in-place order on March 9th was more extensive and possibly more dangerous than first reported. ABC News reports the unauthorized drone flights continued over the Air Force Base that houses long-range B-52 bombers for almost a week.