Louisiana’s Congressional Delegation is asking the California legislature to reconsider a law set to kick in next year that would ban the purchase of alligator within state lines. Louisiana Sea Grant Spokesperson Mark Shirley says at one point the gator was endangered, but since the law’s passage in the 60′s things have changed, and now we’ve got millions of the big lizards crawling through our swamps. Shirley says if our west coast friends really want to save the gators, they should eat some or wear some, not ban them.
Cut 6 (11) “…produce.”
Bayou State wetlands are home to the country’s largest alligator population.
Five people have been arrested on charges related to welfare fraud. Attorney General Jeff Landry says the state is cracking down on those that are fraudulently getting on the Medicaid rolls by working the system and lying about their application.
Cut 7 (10) “…of our citizens”
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LSU plays 6th seed Maryland Saturday at 1110AM in the second round after grabbing a 79-74 win over Yale. Just a few weeks ago Tiger nation was salivating at the thought of their wunderkind coach Will Wade leading a young, hungry team of athletes into the big dance. Now Wade is suspended for alleged recruiting violations, and many fans are concerned the distraction will lead to an early LSU exit. Interim coach Tony Benfordsays he’s keeping the team focused on what’s important.
Cut 12 (09) “…control.”
Benford played in the tournament during his days in the 80s as a star guard for Texas Tech. before coming to LSU, His North Texas coached teams never sported a winning record.
Mandeville Senator Jack Donahue wants to change a law that limits the size of a bottle of wine that you can have shipped to your house. Currently you can’t get distributors to send you anything bigger than a 750 ml bottle, and Donahue says this would open up deliveries to more variations of vine bottle sizes.
Cut 13 (09) “…the allowable quantity.”