10 bids from companies have been submitted to the Louisiana National Guard with ideas on ways to get rid of the 15 million pounds M6 propellant at Camp Minden. Col Pete Schneider says in addition to various state agencies, area residents who opposed the open tray burning will also be part of the team formed to evaluate the situation…

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The EPA agreed to delay an open tray burn of the explosives and said they would entertain alternative methods.

Spring is in the air and crawfish season is in full swing in Louisiana. Gulf Seafood Institute Chairman Harlon Pearce says you could easily see boiled crawfish this weekend at about $3.50 a pound…:

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He says they expected a substantial change in the price of mudbugs once we got those crazy early March winter temperatures out of the way.

The Attorney General’s Office reports the arrest of a pair of Shreveport brothers after a large amount of child pornography was seized from their residence. A cyber crime investigation led to the arrest of 51-year old Richard Wilson and his brother 52-year-old Ronald Wilson. Richard faces 31 counts of possessing and 6 counts of distributing child porn, while Ronald is charged with 500 counts of possessing child pornography. Both were booked into the Caddo Parish Jail.

The Spring Equinox occurs today at precisely 5:45PM, marking the end of winter and the start of Spring. Michelle Southern reports…

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