Radio talk show host Moon Griffon is planning a Senate Republican Primary debate on his show on April 28^th.  Bill Cassidy’s main challengers, John Fleming and Julia Letlow have committed, but Cassidy has said he prefers a televised debate. Griffon is also an outspoken critic of Cassidy, but Griffon says his feelings about Cassidy will not spill over to this debate…

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Monroe Representative Michael Echols will receive questions today on the House floor about his bill that would name a proposed new Mississippi River Bridge after President Donald Trump. Echols believes naming the bridge after the current president will help land the federal dollars to build the bridge…

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The estimated price tag for a new bridge is three billion dollars.

ICE agents have been deployed to Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner to alleviate the long lines to get through security, because of the TSA worker shortage. Kevin Dolliole, the director of aviation at MSY, says this morning, it seemed to have worked.

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Dolliole ICE agents are helping with things like crowd control and directing passengers to open lines. But they cannot screen luggage.

Senator John Kennedy believes US Senators should not get paid during partial government shutdowns when essential workers like TSA agents are not getting paid. Kennedy tried to pass unanimous consent resolution yesterday, but his effort was stopped when Democratic Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz objected and immediately left the chamber, which stunned Kennedy…

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Houma Senator Mike Fesi has once again authored legislation to ban fluoride from all water supplies. Fesi describes fluoride as hazardous waste that causes health issues and impacts a child’s brain…

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The Louisiana Dental Association opposes Fesi’s efforts to remove fluoride from public drinking water systems. New Orleans dentist Suzanne Fournier says Fesi’s legislation would result in tooth decay and it’s also costly for the taxpayer…

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After an amendment, the legislation heading to the Senate floor now allows voters without fluoride in their drinking water to have a public vote to add it and communities with fluoride in their drinking water, can petition to have an election to remove it.

Debate on a bill that would name a proposed new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge after Donald Trump is expected on the House floor this afternoon. Many have strong feelings about the president, but Monroe Representative Michael Echols says if the new bridge is named after the president that will increase the chances the federal government will pay for its construction and tolls will not be needed.…

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The estimated price tag for a new bridge is between two and three billion dollars.

Complete domination by the LSU women’s basketball team yesterday as the Lady Tigers trounced Texas Tech 101 to 47. LSU shot 56-percent from the field against a team that statistically has one of the best defenses in the nation. Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams each had 24 points. Williams gives credit to her teammates…

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LSU will play Duke on Friday night in Sacramento in the Sweet 16.

Unauthorized drones were spotted over Barksdale Air Force Base earlier this month resulting in a shelter-in-place order. Andrew Greenstein has more

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KTBS-TV in Shreveport is reporting State Police along with the Bossier and DeSoto Parish Sheriff offices are assisting with the federal investigation into drone activity at Barksdale. Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington says they will provide updates if additional information becomes available.

Congresswoman Julia Letlow has agreed to participate in a Republican Senate Primary debate, but incumbent Bill Cassidy does not like the setting. Letlow says she will participate in a debate on the Moon Griffon radio show on April 28^th.  Political reporter for the Advocate and Nola.com, Tyler Bridges, says Griffon is an outspoken critic of Cassidy…

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Cassidy says the debates should be on TV for all of Louisiana to see.

Crawfish prices have dropped 50-cents per pound as the supply of mudbugs continues to go up. That’s according to the Crawfish App co-founder Laney King, who says recent rain and warmer temperatures have increased crawfish activity…

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King says the average price for live crawfish is $3.71 per pound so she expects the price to keep dropping as usually we pay around $2.50 to $2.75  a pound for live crawfish when Easter arrives.

Unauthorized drones were spotted over Barksdale Air Force Base earlier this month resulting in a shelter-in-place order. Andrew Greenstein has more

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There are three Louisiana natives who are billionaires, according to the latest rankings from Forbes. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers founder Todd Graves has a net worth of 22-billion dollars. Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has a net worth of seven-point-nine billion dollars and the chair of the Sazerac Company, William Goldring, is worth six billion dollars.

A Shreveport lawmaker proposes a Domestic Violence registry that would require a person convicted of a domestic violence related offense to register.  The registration fee would be 250-dollars, with 100 dollars going to the governor’s office on women’s policy for domestic abuse intervention programming and services. State representative Joy Walters says that money would help fulfill the ultimate goal of this registry.

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Walters bill is awaiting a hearing in the House Criminal Justice Committee.

Crawfish prices have dropped 50-cents per pound as the supply of mudbugs continues to go up. That’s according to the Crawfish App co-founder Laney King, who says recent rain and warmer temperatures have increased crawfish activity…

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King says the average price for live crawfish is $3.71 per pound so she expects the price to keep dropping as usually we pay around $2.50 to $2.75  a pound for live crawfish when Easter arrives.

Bill Cassidy and Julia Letlow can’t get on the same page when it comes to setting up a Republican Senate Primary debate. Cassidy is asking for three televised debates. Letlow so far is only committing to debate hosted by conservative radio talk show host Moon Griffon. The Advocate’s political reporter Tyler Bridges says debates have become tactical…

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It remains to be seen if Cassidy will join Letlow and his other main challenger, John Fleming, for the debate on Moon Griffon’s radio show.

Old Man Winter has officially been sent packing. The Vernal Equinox arrived at 9:46 Friday morning, marking the official start of spring. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim….

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The La Nina climate pattern that we have experienced will transition to an El Nino as the spring goes on.

Legislation that would result in at least one year of prison time for possessing, selling and distributing artificial intelligence-produced nudity of a minor heads to the House floor. The measure increases the penalty for doing so from a misdemeanor to a felony. Joseph Daniels says when his daughter was 13, she was the victim of a pornographic deepfake.

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If the legislation becomes law, it will be known as the Ivy Daniels Act.

LSU will host Jacksonville at 5 PM in the first round of the NCAA Women’s basketball Tournament. The Dolphins do not have any tall post players who start, so it could be a good game for LSU’s post players. Lady Tigers senior guard Flau’jae Johnson…

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The Southern women’s team will play top-seeded South Carolina tomorrow after beating Samford last night. McNeese is advancing in the WBIT Tourney.

Congresswoman Julia Letlow has agreed to participate in a Republican Senate Primary debate, but incumbent Bill Cassidy does not like the setting. Letlow says she will participate in a debate on the Moon Griffon radio show on April 28^th.  Political reporter for the Advocate and Nola.com, Tyler Bridges, says Griffon is an outspoken critic of Cassidy…

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Cassidy says the debates should be on TV for all of Louisiana to see.

A bill that makes it a felony to distribute A-I images of nude minors heads to the House floor.  The measure received unanimous support from the House Criminal Justice Committee. Joseph Daniels told the panel his daughter’s likeness was used as a pornographic deep fake, causing irreparable damage

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If the legislation becomes law, it will be known as the Ivy Daniels Act.

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is backing a plan to spend 1.5-billion dollars on 143 projects across the state’s coast. Andre Champagne has the story.

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A Master Sergeant at the Louisiana State Penitentiary died this week in a car crash on the Angola grounds. Twenty-seven-year-old Tyler Grezaffi’s vehicle ran off the road and into a ditch full of water. She previously worked as a sheriff’s deputy with Pointe Coupee and Iberville parishes.