There’s been a big buzz this week over disturbing reports that forced labor is being used for the shelling of shrimp being imported into the US from factories in Thailand. Michelle Southern reports…:
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The Louisiana Tech football team has arrived in the Big Easy in advance of Saturday’s R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. Eric Gill reports…
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Firearm dealers are urging people buying guns as Christmas presents to be cautious. Emelie Gunn has more…
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There’s a big buzz this week over disturbing reports that forced labor is being used for the shelling of shrimp being imported into the US from factories in Thailand. Thomas Hymel (EE-Mel) with the LSU Ag Center Sea Grant program estimates that more than 90% of our food is imported. He says most of the shrimp and seafood we eat, comes from places like Thailand
Hymel says there are many countries who export products to us that engage in slave labor for a bigger profit and, the majority of the time, nobody knows it’s going on. He says what we as consumers can do is to start paying better attention to where the seafood we buy comes from and make sure that it’s a Louisiana product..:
Hymel says our shrimpers here in Louisiana had extremely low prices at the dock this year because the imported product was coming in so cheap, it was all some locals could do to break even. He says it’s a shame that the product is coming in from such despicable factories who use practices such as child slave labor — and it appears to be gaining more scrutiny…:
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The Louisiana Tech football team has arrived in the Big Easy in advance of Saturday’s R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl. The 8-4 Bulldogs will face the 9-3 Arkansas State Red Wolves in the game that kicks off at 8PM in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Tech head coach Skip Holtz says now that game week is here, the team is enthused to get going…
Arkansas State, the Sun Belt Conference champions, come into the game riding an eight game winning streak. Holtz says the Red Wolves is a talented team, especially on the defensive side of the ball where they lead the nation in creating turnovers and interceptions…
Saturday’s game will be televised on ESPN. Bulldog seniors have the opportunity to win their 31st game as a class for Tech. Holtz says his seniors are ready to hit the field one last time in a Louisiana Tech jersey…
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Two plantations in Louisiana have been nominated for the 10 Best Historic Home Tours by USA Today. Houmas House Plantation and Gardens in Darrow and Oak Alley Plantation in Vacherie are among 20 historic houses on the list. Kevin Kelly is the owner of Houmas House. He says they are thrilled to have been selected…
You can vote once a day, every day through December 21st online at 10-Best-dot-com (10Best.com). Kelly says Houmas House is ranked number three as of right now and believes their variety of unique experiences along with the historic house helped to place them in the top 10.
Oak Alley Plantation, which is currently ranked number 9 on the list, is known as one of the most photographed plantations in Louisiana. The antebellum mansion was built in 1839 and has 28 huge live oak trees leading up to the plantation.
Kelly says the gardens are an ornamental piece of Houmas House and the seasonal changes bring many people to visit the Darrow plantation more than once.
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If you’re planning on buying a gun for someone else for Christmas this year, firearm dealers are urging you to be cautious. Federally licensed sellers are required to perform background checks and customers who purchase a gun for someone who couldn’t pass, called straw purchase, face serious consequences. Blake Boudreaux, general manager at Lafayette Shooters, advises people to really know the person they’re buying for.
Boudreaux says the federal government takes the crime of straw purchasing extremely serious. He says during the holiday season it’s often hard to discern between a gift buyer and a person purchasing a gun for someone who couldn’t pass a background check.
Boudreaux encourages folks to take measures to protect yourself if you choose to give the gift of a firearm this Christmas. He says there is a program called “don’t lie for the other guy” to let others know the repercussions of a straw purchase.
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