Louisiana Congressmen Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have filed legislation that would give the FDA the authority to destroy contaminated foreign seafood, instead of allowing it to be re-exported. Sean Richardson has the story…
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If one New Orleans-area lawmaker has his way, there will be no more afternoon games at LSU in the month of September. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisiana Congressmen Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have filed legislation to give the FDA the authority to destroy contaminated food imports, like seafood, eliminating the option to re-export rejected goods. Deborah Long with the Southern Shrimp Alliance says the bill closes a loophole that allows importers to “port shop” rejected products back into the U.S.
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Many shipments contaminated with banned drugs or pathogens are simply returned to exporters. This practice undermines American producers who follow strict safety standards and poses serious health risks. Long says we are losing a sustainable industry.
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The bipartisan bill aims to protect consumers, uphold food safety, and support Louisiana’s seafood industry by ensuring contaminated products don’t reenter U.S. markets.
Cut 5 (12) “…creating super bugs.”
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If a lawmaker gets his way, there will be no more LSU home football afternoon games in September. Harahan Representative John Illg has introduced a resolution that would request that all LSU home games in September start no earlier than 6 p.m. Illg points to the game against UCLA last September 21st which kicked off at 2:30 p.m., and many fans were overcome by the 92-degree heat
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Illg went to the game with friends, and all but two bailed by halftime. They were certainly not alone, and Illg says that’s not right.
Illg says this is something that people have been screaming for for a long time.
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The average high temperature in Baton Rouge in the month of September is 89 degrees. However, it also cools to an average low of 69 degrees, making football under the lights a rather pleasant experience, even in late summer.
ESPN dictates the start times of LSU games, and they have the authority to do so based on their contract with the SEC, which pays the league millions of dollars.
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The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s wish list of two-billion dollars in coastal restoration projects includes 573-million for the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The project in Plaquemines Parish is designed to rebuild wetlands using sediment from the Mississippi River. Restore the Mississippi River Delta Campaign Manager Simone Maloz (muh-LAWZ) says a majority of Louisiana voters are on board.
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However, the project is currently paused for 90 days after Governor Jeff Landry questioned its effectiveness and cost. Despite this uncertainty, CPRA included full funding in the plan. Maloz says there are a lot of unanswered questions that Landry hasn’t answered as well.
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Environmental advocates strongly defended MBSD, citing its central role in past coastal master plans and broad public support. Maloz argued that reducing or canceling the project would undermine decades of progress.
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It’s up to state lawmakers to provide funding for the coastal projects.
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It’s National Crawfish Day, and it’s observed every year on April 17th. Easter weekend is a big weekend for crawfish boils and Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says you can find live crawfish below three dollars a pound…
Strain says if you plan on boiling crawfish this weekend, make sure you’ve reserved your sacks…
Strain says it’s been a good crawfish season and there is enough to go around this Easter weekend…