Americans ate nearly a pound more seafood in 2015 than in the previous year, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Executive Director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, Karen Profita, believes this follows a national trend:
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She says it’s important to always ask before you eat, “Where did my seafood come from?”

A new survey released by Market Research Insight finds Republicans John Kennedy and Charles Boustany are on each other’s heels for the top spot in the U.S. Senate race. Kennedy is polling at 17-percent and Boustany is at 16-percent. Pollster Verne Kennedy says Boustany’s support is growing:
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The poll was commissioned by a business group, and it has Democrat Foster Campbell polling at 14-percent.

The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office says an arrest has been made in a cold case dating back to 1991. They say 61-year-old Tommy Francise of Plaquemine was booked in Lafayette as a fugitive from justice. He is accused of murdering a man in 1991 and another in 2002. Both cases will be featured on the second season of “Killing Fields” — a docudrama series on the Discovery Channel that was filmed over the summer.

A senior football player at D’Arbonne Woods Charter School is suing the LHSAA for not allowing him to play because he was held back in the sixth grade. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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