The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says there remains a notable reduction in the availability of oysters, shrimp, crab and finfish in waterways impacted by the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway and flooding in the Atchafalaya Basin. Biologist Harry Blanchet says it will take years for the oyster population to regenerate and they are sure what is happening with the brown shrimp…
cut 12 (12) “….that impact so”

Tyson Foods has recently invested in a start-up company that has produced a plant-based shrimp from seaweed, soy protein, and natural flavors. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says any attempt to market the new product as shrimp as we know it is now allowed under state law…
cut 8 (10) “…misleading or confusing”

The Saints lost 27-9 in its NFC title rematch with the Rams and now the big question is how much time will quarterback Drew Brees miss. The future Hall of Famer suffered a thumb injury while throwing a pass in the first quarter. Teddy Bridgewater relieved Brees, but Coach Sean Payton says the rest of the offense, especially the o-line, didn’t play well around him…
cut 17 (11) “…some guys”
Brees is set to see a hand specialist in Los Angeles, while the rest of the team is in Seattle for the week, getting ready for their next game against the Seahawks.

The state budget surplus for the last fiscal year has risen to an anticipated half billion dollars…

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It will be another hot night in Tiger Stadium tomorrow when LSU hosts Northwestern State and fans now have the option to purchase cold beer, but LSU is only offering one beer from Louisiana. Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild executive director Cary Koch says it would be a win-win, if LSU offered more homegrown beers…
cut 7 (09) “…for sale”
LSU says they plan on expanding their beer choices soon.

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says they are hoping to double the already massive amounts of donations received last year.

Cut 14 (09) “around 4000 pounds.”

For more details on drop off locations, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.

New campaign finance reports show Republican Eddie Rispone, who’s in third place in the gov’s race according to two recent independent polls, has six-point-three-million dollars in cash on hand after loaned his campaign another one-point-five million dollars.  UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…

Cut 5 (09) “…Eddie Rispone”

Governor Edwards is outpacing his gubernatorial challengers in fundraising, pulling in over twice as much as the top polling Republican in the race Ralph Abraham. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the latest campaign finance reports shows Abraham with one-point-four million dollars on hand and he’ll have to spend nearly all of that to secure a spot in the run-off.
Cut 4 (08) “…gets there.”
Fellow GOP challenger Eddie Rispone has six-point-three million dollars on hand, most of it is his own, while Edwards has five-point-seven million dollars to spend.
An updated forecast shows Louisiana will run an anticipated 500 million dollar surplus for the last fiscal year, up from the previously expected 300 million dollar surplus. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says they plan to use some of the funds to help replenish the state’s depleted “Rainy Day” savings fund, which was drained in the Jindal years.
Cut 10 (07) “…operating needs.”

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says Clean Out Your Freezer Day will be held this weekend, with various donation points around Louisiana.

Cut 13 (08) “they service”
For more details on drop off locations, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.
The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium. LSU senior associate athletic director Robert Munson says fan input went into the selection of beers that are on sale in the stadium, and different beers will soon be added. Guild executive director Cary Koch hopes LSU will make the right decision.

Cut 8 (06) “to do so.”

Last fiscal year’s budget surplus is now anticipated to hit 500 million dollars, and opponents of the Edwards Administration say the surplus is evidence that the Governor’s .45 percent sales tax increase in 2018 was ultimately unnecessary. House Republican Chairman Lance Harris…

Cut 11 (06) “…year.” 

The administration defended the surplus saying it was larger than expected do to better than expected economic performance from the state, and the federal tax reform.

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium. Currently, the only Louisiana beer on sale inside Death Valley is Abita’s Strawberry Lager. And Guild executive director Cary Koch says of the seven beers offered, two are from a neighboring state.

Cut 6 (10) “…tell you that.”

Governor Edwards continues to pace his Republican challengers in fundraising. New campaign finance reports show Edwards raised one-point-seven-million dollars in the latest quarter and has nearly six-million dollars available as he tries to avoid a runoff. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says he’s in a good spot.
Cut 3 (08) “…runoff.”
Edwards raised twice as much as top polling Republican challenger Ralph Abraham.
A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate.  Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says the sportsman’s paradise sees a huge variety in meats donated every year.

Cut 15 (10) “…those less fortunate.”

For more details on drop off locations, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.

New campaign finance numbers show Governor Edwards is collecting more cash than his opponents. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 1 (32) “..I’m Jeff Palermo”

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says they are hoping to double the already massive amounts of donations received last year.

Cut 14 (09) “around 4000 pounds.”

Louisiana will have a projected 500-million dollar surplus for the last fiscal year, up from the previous estimate of 300 million dollars. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says there are two reasons for the rising surplus, starting with the 2017 federal tax reform.

Cut 9 (11)  “..doing well”

Critics say the surplus is evidence that the Governor’s .45 percent sales tax increase was ultimately unnecessary.

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium. Currently, the only Louisiana beer on sale inside Death Valley is Abita’s Strawberry Lager. And Guild executive director Cary Koch says they got the numbers to prove that the beers they would have in the stadium would do even better for sales, profit margins, and revenue.

Cut 7 (09)“…are for sale.” 

New campaign finance reports show Republican Eddie Rispone, who’s in third place in the gov’s race according to two recent independent polls, has six-point-three-million dollars in cash on hand after loaned his campaign another one-point-five million dollars.  UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…

Cut 5 (09) “…Eddie Rispone”

Louisiana will have a projected 500-million dollar surplus for the last fiscal year, up from the previous estimate of 300 million dollars. Critics say the surplus is evidence that the Governor’s .45 percent sales tax increase was ultimately unnecessary. House Republican Chairman Lance Harris says the Edwards Administration’s claims that the surplus is thanks to a growing economy are misleading at best.

Cut 12 (12) “government”

New Orleans Representative Walt Leger says thanks to recent surpluses they’ve returned 232 million dollars to the state savings account.

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says Clean Out Your Freezer Day will be held this weekend, with various donation points around Louisiana.

Cut 13 (08) “they service”

For more details on drop off locations, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium. LSU senior associate athletic director Robert Munson says fan input went into the selection of beers that are on sale in the stadium, and different beers will soon be added. Guild executive director Cary Koch hopes LSU will make the right decision.

Cut 8 (06) “to do so.”

Last fiscal year’s budget surplus is now anticipated to hit 500 million dollars, and opponents of the Edwards Administration say the surplus is evidence that the Governor’s .45 percent sales tax increase in 2018 was ultimately unnecessary. House Republican Chairman Lance Harris…

Cut 11 (06) “…year.” 

The administration defended the surplus saying it was larger than expected do to better than expected economic performance from the state, and the federal tax reform.

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium. Currently, the only Louisiana beer on sale inside Death Valley is Abita’s Strawberry Lager. And Guild executive director Cary Koch says of the seven beers offered, two are from a neighboring state.

Cut 6 (10) “…tell you that.”

Governor Edwards continues to pace his Republican challengers in fundraising. New campaign finance reports show Edwards raised one-point-seven-million dollars in the latest quarter and has nearly six-million dollars available as he tries to avoid a runoff. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says he’s in a good spot.

Cut 3 (08) “…runoff.”

Edwards raised twice as much as top polling Republican challenger Ralph Abraham. 

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate.  Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says the sportsman’s paradise sees a huge variety in meats donated every year.

Cut 15 (10) “…those less fortunate.”

For more details on drop off locations, visit cleanoutyourfreezer.com.

The state budget surplus for the last fiscal year has risen to an anticipated 500 million dollars…
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If you’re heading towards Mississippi be advised the eastbound lanes of I-12 are closed at the Walker exit due to a fiery wreck in Albany. State Police say two people are dead and one person is injured in the multiple-vehicle crash. No word on what happened, but a cloud of black smoke was seen rising to the sky from where the crash occurred.

Governor Edwards is outpacing his gubernatorial challengers in fundraising, pulling in over twice as much as the top polling Republican in the race Ralph Abraham. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the latest campaign finance reports shows Abraham with one-point-four million dollars on hand and he’ll have to spend nearly all of that to secure a spot in the run-off.
Cut 4 (08) “…gets there.”
Fellow GOP challenger Eddie Rispone has six-point-three million dollars on hand, most of it is his own, while Edwards has five-point-seven million dollars to spend.

The group, Hunters for the Hungry, is asking Louisiana residents looking to make room for the hunting and fishing season to clean out their freezer this weekend and donate the food to a local food bank. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says they hope to double the massive amount of donations received last year….
cut 14 (09) “…4,000 punds”
For more info, go to clean-out-your-freezer-dot-com.

New campaign finance numbers show Governor Edwards is collecting more cash than his opponents. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Cut 1 (32) “..I’m Jeff Palermo”

The projected surplus for the fiscal year that ended in June has grown from 300-to 500-million dollars. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne credits higher-than-expected corporation and personal income tax collections. Republican lawmakers say now that the state keeps coming up with extra revenues, it’s time to look at tax cuts.

It will be another hot night in Tiger Stadium tomorrow when LSU hosts Northwestern State and fans now have the option to purchase cold beer, but LSU is only offering one beer from Louisiana, Abita’s Strawberry Lager. Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild executive director Cary Koch says it would be a win-win, if LSU offered more homegrown beers…
cut 7 (09) “…for sale”
LSU says they plan on expanding their beer choices soon.

A statewide charity is encouraging those hunters that need to clear their freezers of last year’s bounty to donate that meat to those that may be less fortunate. Hunters for the Hungry executive director Julie Grunewald says Clean Out Your Freezer Day will be held this weekend, with various donation points around Louisiana.
Cut 13 (08) “they service”
For more information go to clean-out-your-freezer-dot-com.

An updated forecast shows Louisiana will run an anticipated 500 million dollar surplus for the last fiscal year, up from the previously expected 300 million dollar surplus. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says they plan to use some of the funds to help replenish the state’s depleted “Rainy Day” savings fund, which was drained in the Jindal years.

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Critics say the surplus shows the state’s tax burden is unnecessarily high.

New campaign finance reports show Republican Eddie Rispone, who’s in third place in the gov’s race according to two recent independent polls, has six-point-three-million dollars in cash on hand after loaned his campaign another one-point-five million dollars.  UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…

Cut 5 (09) “…Eddie Rispone”

The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild wants to see more local brews sold at Tiger Stadium, and LSU responds saying fan input, The Tiger Athletic Association, and Aramark made the call on what beers will are offered, but different beers will soon be added. Guild executive director Cary Koch says he hopes LSU will make the right decision.

Cut 8 (06) “to do so.”

Only one Louisiana beer, Abita Strawberry, is currently offered.

Texas coach Tom Herman’s wife, Michelle Herman, released video on twitter of an apparent phone call she received from LSU fans prior to last weekend’s game where the fans berated her using racial slurs and other profanity after she answered the phone call in Spanish.