President Trump tweets encouragement for Republicans to vote for either Ralph Abraham or Eddie Rispone in the gubernatorial primary, calling them both “great”. Rispone has vaulted past Abraham in the polls for 2nd place with the help of some tough anti-Abraham attacks. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says Abraham needs to return fire.
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Abraham has a new ad that calls Rispone desperate and lying about his record.

The number of restaurants that have received citations for not properly identifying foreign shrimp or crawfish on their menus has exceeded 150 since September 1st. Some restaurant owners say they switch between domestic and foreign seafood based on season availability, but the author of the new law, LaRose Representative Truck Gisclair says that’s something businesses need to prepare for…
cut 8 (09) “….domestic seafood”

Chevron is offering up to 375-thousand dollars in grant money that public school teachers in eight southeast Louisiana parishes are eligible to use towards enhancing the STEM learning experience. H-L Bourgeois High Algebra teacher Melissa Williamson says Chevron’s investment makes sense…
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For more information go to fuel-your-school-dot-com.

2013 LSU grad Katelyn Williams has developed a plant-based ice cream that’s made without dairy and gluten free. Williams says her line includes six core flavors, including peaches and cayene and the Lafayette native uses some other interesting ingriedients…
cut 6 (12) “…great product”
You can check out her product at Kates-ice-cream-dot-com.