Louisiana has been given full control of Red Snapper waters from the feds for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist Harry Blanchet says that’s great news for bayou sportsmen. Not only will it be easier to keep track of where you are allowed to fish, Blanchet says you’ll be allowed to head out all week long.
This year’s season will kick off Friday, May 25th, with a total allocation of 743,000 pounds allowed to be harvested
The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival is expecting 30 to 35 thousand people to attend this weekend’s massive festival just outside Lafayette. Festival Spokesperson Angelique Bernard says there’s a little something for everyone.
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The festival starts today with a celebrity crawfish eating contest.
The chemical fire has been distinguished at Flowchem in Duson and evacuated residents were allowed back into their homes Friday morning. The massive blaze shutdown I-10 on Thursday, but it’s has since re-opened. State Police spokesperson Brooks David says investigators still don’t know what caused the blaze. Flowchem Technologies is a chemical blending facility that provices products and services to the oil and gas industry. David says which chemicals sparked the blaze is part of the investigation….
The state is still testing negative for cronic wasting disease in northeast Louisiana deer. Concerns were raised after nearby counties in Mississippi tested positive for the incurable ailment that wrecks local populations. LDWF has a 95 percent confidence in the results.
And now, heres commodity prices.