Seventeen members of the Louisiana Legislature are threatening to pull funding from the Superdome if the Super Bowl halftime show is not “family friendly.” Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges says the state has spent at least 5 million dollars for economic development initiatives related to the Super Bowl and they do not want children subjected to performers wearing very little clothing or doing sexually suggestive gestures…

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Kendrick Lamar is the star of this year’s Halftime performance.

President Donald Trump has suggested it might be time to eliminate FEMA. He’s at least looking at revamping the federal disaster response agency. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says FEMA is far from perfect, but there still needs to be something like FEMA to assist states…

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New Orleans Police release their preliminary security plans for the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Buc-ee’s has bought the property where they’ll build one of their supersized gas stations and convenience stores in Ruston. Mayor Ronny Walker told the Lincoln Parish Journal that construction will begin in about two months on the roads and infrastructure along the I-20 Tarbutton Road Interchange.

Several legislators are urging the NFL to promote a family-friendly halftime show for the Super Bowl in New Orleans.  Sean Richardson has more.

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A big-name candidate for the Saints head coaching job says he doesn’t want the job. Former Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has pulled his name from consideration.Some say Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has emerged as the top candidate to get the job.

Last week’s historic winter storm caused damage to Louisiana’s strawberry crop. Rachael Harris, the owner of Harris Strawberry Farm in the Livingston Parish town of Springfield, says they lost 80-percent of the berries and blooms on the plant, but the plants survived. Harris says that means you’ll see fewer Louisiana strawberries at your local grocery store the next few weeks, but they’ll be ready for Easter and the Strawberry Festival in April. She says this is the second year in a row that strawberry farmers have had to deal with a setback…

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President Trump has floated the idea of abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, but for now he’s signed an executive order to review FEMA. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says the federal government needs some sort of an agency to help states respond to disasters…

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A group of 17 Louisiana lawmakers sent a letter to the NFL urging a family-friendly halftime show for the Super Bowl in New Orleans. Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges says since Louisiana allocated state funds for the event, its programming should reflect wholesome values.

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Kendrick Lamar is this year’s Super Bowl halftime performer.

Meanwhile, federal resources are making their way to New Orleans to make sure the French Quarter is safe. The Department of Homeland Security is bringing in SWAT teams and K-9 patrols. New Orleans Police Chief Deputy Superintendent Hans Ganthier says their presence will be felt everywhere

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Governor Jeff Landry will provide more information about Super Bowl Security at 1 PM press conference today.

The Landry Administration is trying to figure what President Trump’s freeze on federal grants and loans will mean for Louisiana. The state receives millions in federal dollars. In a statement. Governor Landry says they are seeking clarity as to the depth of this action, but they do support Trump’s efforts to cut government waste. A federal judge has temporarily blocked much of the President’s order.

The arctic blast has put a temporary freeze on strawberry farmers, including one in Livingston Parish. Colleen Crain reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry has called on the U.S. Senate, specifically Senator Bill Cassidy, to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Cassidy says he hasn’t decided how he will vote yet.

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Kennedy has his first confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. He’ll go before the Senate Health, Education. Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday and Cassidy chairs that committee.

Louisiana’s streak of job growth continues. Emily DiPalma with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state gained 25-hundred non-farm jobs last month. Compared to December of 2023, the total number of jobs increased by more than 20-thousand.

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Health services, private education and construction are three industries that continue to add jobs.

An abundance of trees in Louisiana’s forests is creating an opening for the biofuel industry to thrive. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana’s Sugar cane crops did not freeze last week despite single digit temperatures as far south as New Iberia. LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Doctor Kenneth Gravois says the snow insulated the cane from the cold and the cane varieties that exist today can withstand the cold better…

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An alleged shoplifter shot by an off-duty Rapides Parish Sheriff’s deputy has died. Sheriff Mark Wood says the deputy was working off-duty detail at Academy Sports and Outdoors on Friday night in Alexandria when he attempted to stop an alleged shoplifter

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Authorities have not released the identity of the man who died and the  deputy is on paid leave.

Farmers say sugarcane held up well in last week’s winter storm, despite record-breaking single-digit temperatures. LSU AgCenter sugarcane expert Kenneth Gravois says the snow acted as insulation for the cane…

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Gravois says farmers are also planting cane varieties that are better at standing up to the cold.

Nationally, egg prices surged nearly 38-percent in the past year.  Sean Richardson explains why…

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LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne took to social media to complain about the scoring from judges and the concern gymnasts are not being awarded with perfect 10s which is what fans want to see. Dunne might have a point, there have only been two perfect tens awarded, compared to 19 at this same time last year in collegiate gymnastics.

The spread of bird flu has caused egg prices to rise again. Nationally, egg prices surged nearly 38-percent in the past year, with the average price of a dozen eggs reaching $3.65 compared to $2.14 a year ago, according to USDA data. LSU AgCenter agent Will Strickland says the holidays also added to the price jump.

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Rapides Parish Sheriff Mark Wood says an alleged shoplifter shot by an off-duty deputy working security detail at Academy Sports and Outdoors in Alexandria last Friday has died…

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The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation for the Central Louisiana Critical Incident Response Team.

Five people from Houston were arrested for allegedly using drones to get drugs and cell phones to inmates at the federal penitentiary in Pollock. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says drones have become more popular to smuggle contraband into federal prison and they’re working on ways to combat it…

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Junior right-handed pitcher Gavin Guidry from Barbe High School in Lake Charles will wear the coveted number eight jersey for the second-ranked LSU baseball team this season. Guidry says he’ll wear the number with pride and use this leadership position to help the Tigers win…

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College baseball opening day is February 14^th.

Have you noticed the price of eggs lately? According to the USDA, egg prices have increased 39-percent over the past year to $3.65 for a dozen eggs. LSU Ag Center agent Will Strickland says the bird flu has whipped out egg-laying birds in California and the Midwest…

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Strickland noted egg prices likely won’t drop soon due to the slow process of replenishing flocks.

Five people from Houston have been arrested for allegedly using drones to drop off drugs and cell phones to inmates at the federal prison in Pollock. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says this type of activity has been going on for awhile….

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McCain says they’re working on ways to combat the use of drones in smuggling contraband into federal prisons.

A breakthrough N-I-L deal in Louisiana – and he’s a high school sophomore! Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Google says it will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in Google Maps once it is updated in the U-S Geographic Names System. President Donald Trump has ordered the name change and the U-S Board of Geographic Names is working to update the name.