It was a game that the Lady Tigers pretty much had in the bag from the moment they arrived at the P-MAC yesterday evening. LSU scored the first 14 points of the game dominated  Jacksonville throughout the opening round game of the NCAA Tournament, with a final score of 116-58. Mikaylah Williams scored 18 points and said it was great to return to game action after nearly two weeks.

Cut 6 (08) “…energy was immaculate.”

LSU plays Texas Tech tomorrow.

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

Cut 3 (09) “…Julia Letlow.”

The third major Republican in the race, John Fleming, says he will also take part in the Griffon debate.

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There’s yet another offender registry being proposed this legislative session. This time, Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. Walters says there would be two tiers of registration.

Cut 12 (12) “…there for lifetime.”

Mudbug lovers will be pleased to hear that crawfish prices dropped this week, with supply continuing to rise across South Louisiana. Live crawfish is currently averaging $3.71 a pound, while boiled crawfish is coming in at $6.37 a pound on average. Lacey King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the price decrease was a significant one.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

Congresswoman Julia Letlow has agreed to participate in a debate with Bill Cassidy ahed of the May 16^th primary, but Cassidy does not like the setting.  Cassidy has asked Letlow to participate in three televised debates, but Letlow has not agreed to participate in any one of them.  Tyler Bridges, a political reporter for the Advocate and Nola.com, says debates have become tactical.

Cut 4 (14) “…TV debates.”

The third major Republican in the race, John Fleming, has said he will take part in the Griffon debate.

Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing a Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. If the bill  becomes law, registrants would pay a 250-dollar registration fee, with 100 dollars of that going to the governor’s office on women’s policy for domestic abuse intervention. Walters says…

Cut 14 (08) “…home with them.”

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The LSU Lady Tigers are moving on to the second round of the NC-Double A tournament after trouncing Jacksonville 16-58 last night at the P-Mac.  Coach Kim Mulkey’s team will take on Texas Tech tomorrow afternoon at two.  Coach Mulkey says noticed a few empty seats yesterday and says she’d like to see every seat filled tomorrow for a certain senior who will be playing at home for the very last time.

Cut 8 (16) “…last name is.”

Crawfish supply is up this eek and prices are down.  That’s according to Crawfish App founder Lainey King.  But it’s not all good news.  King says this year’s prices are about a dollar higher than usual for this time of year.

Cut 11 (08) “…to last year.”

In a typical season, crawfish prices around Easter range from $2.50 to $2.75 per pound.

Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a debate — on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports Bill Cassidy may not appear.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

There’s another proposed offender registry on tap for this legislative session. Shreveport Representative Joy Walters wants to establish a Domestic Abuse Offender Registry.  Walters says she’s working with State Police and advocacy groups on how it would be implemented.

Cut 13 (10) “…well as children.”

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The LSU women’s basketball team scored the first 14 points and went on to easily beat Jacksonville 116 to 58 in the first round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Flau’jae Johnson led the way with 20 points.  And  Even though LSU thoroughly dominated in all facets of the game, Johnson said it still wasn’t a complete performance by the Lady Tigers.

Cut 7 (06) “…to clean up.”

LSU will next play Texas Tech on Sunday.

Good news for crawfish lovers.  Supply is up this week and prices are down.  Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says recent rain in South Louisiana has boosted the crawfish supply, leading to the price drop.

Cut 10 (12) “…of the season.”

King says the average price for live crawfish right now is about $3.71 a pound, while boild crawfish will cost you around 6.37 per pound.

It was a game that the Lady Tigers pretty much had in the bag from the moment they arrived at the P-MAC yesterday evening. LSU scored the first 14 points of the game dominated  Jacksonville throughout the opening round game of the NCAA Tournament, with a final score of 116-58. Mikaylah Williams scored 18 points and said it was great to return to game action after nearly two weeks.

Cut 6 (08) “…energy was immaculate.”

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

Cut 3 (09) “…Julia Letlow.”

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There’s yet another offender registry being proposed this legislative session. This time, Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. Walters says there would be two tiers of registration.

Cut 12 (12) “…there for lifetime.”

Mudbug lovers will be pleased to hear that crawfish prices dropped this week, with supply continuing to rise across South Louisiana. Live crawfish is currently averaging $3.71 a pound, while boiled crawfish is coming in at $6.37 a pound on average. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the price decrease was a significant one.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

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

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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…

Cut 3 (09) “…Julia Letlow.”

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…

Cut 10 (08) “….of the season”

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.

Old Man Winter has been kicked to the curb; spring is here! LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s getting off to a perfect start this weekend, so it’s a perfect time for you to put down that video game and get outside and do your favorite outdoor activity.

Cut 8 (14) “…the upper 80s.”

Or, you may want to fire up the grill and gather your friends for a good ol’ fashioned crawfish boil. After all, live crawfish will only set you back about $3.71 a pound on average. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says that’s down quite a bit from a week ago.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

Boiled crawfish, on the other hand, is averaging $6.37 a pound.

Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a debate — on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports Bill Cassidy may not appear.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The drone sighting over Barksdale Air Force Base that led to a shelter-in-place order on March 9th was more extensive and possibly more dangerous than first reported. ABC News reports the unauthorized drone flights continued over the Air Force Base that houses long-range B-52 bombers for almost a week.

Julia Letlow says she WILL debate Bill Cassidy – not on TV, but on the Moon Griffon radio show. Tyler Bridges, a political reporter for the Advocate and Nola.com, says the big question is – will Cassidy agree to it?

Cut 5 (09) “…candidates together.”

Cassidy challenged Letlow to three televised debates, but Letlow hasn’t agreed to any one of them. Griffon, meanwhile, is an outspoken critic of Cassidy, possibly giving Letlow an advantage there. The third major Republican in the race, John Fleming, said he’d debate either one of them anytime, anywhere.

A representative from Shreveport is proposing a registry for those convicted of domestic violence. Joy Walters says the implementation of the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry would be a little different than that of the sex offender registry.

Cut 13 (10) “…well as children.”

Spring has sprung. The vernal equinox arrived at 9:46 this morning, marking the official start of spring, LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the overall spring forecast will be favorable to farmers throughout the state.

Cut 7 (10) “…these moisture deficits.”

And what better way to ring in spring than with a giant helping of some tiny tasty crustaceans? Right now, live crawfish is averaging $3.71 a pound, while boiled crawfish is averaging $6.37 a pound. Laney King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says while those prices are down about 50 cents from a week ago, which is significant, those averages are about a dollar higher than what they usually are at this point of the season.

Cut 11 (08) “…to last year.”

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

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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.

Cut 14 (08) “…home with them.”

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…

Cut 10 (08) “….of the season”

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.

Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a debate — on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports Bill Cassidy may not appear.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

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We’re getting new information on a drone sighting that temporarily raised alarms at Barksdale Air Force Base. Andrew Greenstein has the update.

Cut 2 (35) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”

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

Cut 3 (09) “…Julia Letlow.”

Cassidy has asked Letlow to participate in three televised debates before the May 16th primary, but Letlow has not agreed to participate in any one of them. Bridges says debates have become tactical.

Cut 4 (14) “…TV debates.”

In a post on X, Letlow says Griffon reaches the heart of Louisiana’s conservative grassroots, and that is exactly the audience that should hear this debate. But Cassidy says the debates should be on TV for all of Louisiana to see. Bridges says it remains to be seen if Cassidy will participate in Griffon’s debate.

Cut 5 (09) “…candidates together.”

The third major Republican in the race, John Fleming, says he will take part in the Griffon debate.

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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 says it’s going to get off to a warm, dry start.

Cut 6 (07) “…of the spring.”

Keim says the overall spring forecast will be favorable to farmers throughout the state.

Cut 7 (10) “…these moisture deficits.”

As for this weekend, Keim says statewide, this will be the perfect weekend to get outside and do your favorite outdoor activity.

Cut 8 (14) “…the upper 80s.”

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Mudbug lovers will be pleased to hear that crawfish prices dropped this week, with supply continuing to rise across South Louisiana. Lacey King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the decrease in price was a significant one.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

King says recent rain in South Louisiana has boosted the crawfish supply, leading to the price drop.

Cut 10 (12) “…of the season.”

In a typical season, crawfish prices around Easter range from $2.50 to $2.75 per pound. King says this year’s prices are about a dollar higher than usual for this time of year.

Cut 11 (08) “…to last year.”

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There’s yet another offender registry being proposed this legislative session. This time, Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. Walters says there would be two tiers of registration.

Cut 12 (12) “…there for lifetime.”

Walters says implementation of this registry would be a little different than that of the sex offender registry, and she’s working with State Police and advocacy groups on that.

Cut 13 (10) “…well as children.”

Those required to register would pay a 250-dollar registration fee, with 100 dollars of that going to the governor’s office on women’s policy for domestic abuse intervention programming and services. Walters says that money would help fulfill the ultimate goal of this registry.

Cut 14 (08) “…home with them.”

There’s yet another offender registry being proposed this legislative session. This time, Shreveport Representative Joy Walters is proposing the Domestic Abuse Offender Registry for those convicted of any one of seven crimes related to domestic violence. Walters says there would be two tiers of registration.

Cut 12 (12) “…there for lifetime.”

Mudbug lovers will be pleased to hear that crawfish prices dropped this week, with supply continuing to rise across South Louisiana. Lacey King, the co-founder of The Crawfish App, says the decrease in price was a significant one.

Cut 9 (07)  “…Easter weekend approaching.”

Still, you’re paying more than normal for this time of year. A pound of live crawfish is currently averaging $3.71 for live crawfish and about $6.37 for boiled crawfish, both of which are about a dollar higher than usual at this point in the season.

Congresswoman Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a Senate Republican primary debate on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports incumbent Bill Cassidy may not appear….

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”

The drone sighting over Barksdale Air Force Base that led to a shelter-in-place order on March 9th was more extensive and possibly more dangerous than first reported. ABC News reports the unauthorized drone flights continued over the Air Force Base that houses long-range B-52 bombers for almost a week.