Julia Letlow agrees to participate in a debate — on Moon Griffon’s statewide radio show. Jeff Palermo reports Bill Cassidy may not appear.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
Keim says the overall spring forecast will be favorable to farmers throughout the state.
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As for this weekend, Keim says statewide, this will be the perfect weekend to get outside and do your favorite outdoor activity.
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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.
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King says recent rain in South Louisiana has boosted the crawfish supply, leading to the price drop.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.