A three-vehicle accident involving an ambulance kills two and injures three in Pointe Coupee Parish Tuesday. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A new poll shows Stephen Waguespack making up ground in the governor’s race. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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There’s a new king of Louisiana Seafood. Chef Owen Hohl of Hot Tails -with two locations in New Roads and Prairieville- beat out eleven chefs to win the 16th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. Hohl says the competition was intense but he was prepared.
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Hohl prepared a plantain-scaled grouper highlighting his creativity and the superior quality of the seafood that comes from Louisiana’s waterways. Before the competition, the Honduran native believed a combination of spicy cultures would give him a flavorful edge over the competition.
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Hohl’s will represent the state in the 19th Annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans in August. He will also serve as a Louisiana Ambassador for Seafood for the next year promoting all the great dishes in our state that will Feed Your Soul. As King of Seafood, Hohl is excited to showcase the Gulf’s seafood through his amazing dishes to the world.
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For the first time in the event’s history, the cook-off was held in Lake Charles on June 27.
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A three-vehicle accident involving an ambulance Tuesday in Pointe Coupee Parish claims two lives and severely injures a third. Trooper Christian Reed says the driver of the ambulance, 28-year-old Kymber Nezat of Baton Rouge, and 82-year-old Albert Bordelon of Avoyelles Parish who was being transported by the ambulance died at the scene.
Reed says a second passenger in the ambulance was transported to a local hospital with severe injuries. He says the drivers of the Nissan and semi were properly restrained, and treated for moderate injuries, and toxicology samples were collected.
The accident remains under investigation and Reed reminds the public to never drive impaired, be properly restrained, and always focus on driving when you’re behind the wheel.
According to The Advocate Nezat, the ambulance driver, was pregnant
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Nearly three years after the catastrophic hurricanes of 2020, Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says he’s frustrated the U.S. Department of Commerce has finally said there will be financial aid for Louisiana’s seafood industries to recoup revenue losses. He says the economic impact was tremendous on our fisheries and the process should not take this long.
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Louisiana’s seafood industry revenue loss from hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta in 22 coastal parishes totaled over $155 million. Graves says these types of losses could threaten their livelihood.
Graves says it’s critical that disaster funds are dispersed soon.