The Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival poster is getting a lot of attention this year as some are calling it beautiful art and others feel it’s offensive and racist…:
CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

Former New Orleans Saints safety Darrn Sharper has been charged with rape connected to an alleged incident in Las Vegas involving two women in January of last year. Sharper is also facing sexual assault charges in New Orleans, Phoenix and Los Angeles. A court hearing is scheduled April 3rd.
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With rain moving into Northwest Louisiana today, The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the area through most of the weekend…
CUT 4 (11) “six inch amounts”
That Meteorologist Michael Berry, who syas the ground is already saturated.

The Louisiana casino business seems to be healthy, as state officials report they brought in $224.1 million dollars last month which is 6.8 percent higher than February the year before. However, Casino Association Executive Director Wade Duty says it isn’t too accurate because of the mid-December opening of the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, which seems to be doing very well…:
CUT 14 (10) Q: “good things from it”