The Lenten season is always a big one for Louisiana’s seafood industry, and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board says this year’s supply is plentiful. If you’re Catholic and you’re wondering if you can indulge in one of Louisiana’s biggest delicacies on Friday nights, Executive Director Samantha Carroll says dig in!

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Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2023, the group Consumer Affairs says Louisiana is the fourth worst state when it comes to fatal crashes. Spokeswoman Dayna Edens says millennials were behind the wheel of 41-percent of those deadly crashes.

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Like all other states, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, one lawmaker wants to create a similar registry for those who abuse animals. Colleen Crain reports.

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A huge confidence-booster for the LSU Women’s basketball team as it enters the home stretch of the regular season. Down 13 in the third quarter in Oxford, the seventh-ranked Lady Tigers stormed back, outscoring number-17 Ole Miss 24-to-7 in the fourth quarter to come away with a 78-to-70 win.

If you’ve ever thought Louisiana has really bad drivers, one group says you may be right.  Andrew Greenstein reports.

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No that Mardi Gras is over, it’s officially seafood season in Louisiana. Samantha Carroll is the executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, and says .

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With no Supreme Court ruling yet on the constitutionality of two majority Black districts still pending, Louisiana’s current congressional map remains in effect heading into elections. And in District 6, incumbent Democrat Cleo Fields has drawn four Republican challengers, all of whom are also Black. Among them is Larry Davis of Livingston, who says if elected, he will represent all the people of the Sixth District.

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Peter Williams of Lettsworth is making his fourth run for Congress.  But in the past, he ran as a Democrat and he says conservatives dismissed him because of that.   Williams says, that won’t happen this time.

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The other two contenders on the Republican ballot in the sixth district are Monique Appeaning of St. George and Chris Johnson of Greenwell Springs.

Like every other state across the country, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, a state lawmaker wants to create a registry for those who abuse animals. Chalmette Republican Representative Mike Bayham says the purpose of his bill is to allow those who sell animals to make informed decisions.

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Those who fail to register would face a fine of up to one-thousand dollars and up to one year in prison.

If it seems there’s bad driving everywhere you turn in Louisiana, there may be something to that. The group Consumer Affairs ranks Louisiana as one of the worst states in the nation for fatal crashes. That’s based on data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration .  Consumer Affairs Spokeswoman Dayna Edens:

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With the end of king cake season comes the start of seafood season. Andre Champagne reports.

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Former Lafayette Mayor President, Josh Guillory, has been arrested and charged with four counts of Malfeasance in Office.   The charges stem from a report by Louisiana’s legislative Auditor released last August alleged the Guillory’s administration’s decision to secretly remove spoil banks in St. martin Parish, broke local and federal laws. Guillory was booked into the St. Martin Parish Jail, bond set at 30-thousand dollars.

With a Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of two majority Black districts still pending, the state’s current congressional map remains as is in this year’s election. That means District 6, which is currently represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, remains majority Black, and Fields has drawn four Republican challengers, all of whom are also Black. Among them is Larry Davis of Livingston, who says the Democratic Party does not own the Black community.

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Another challenger seeking the seat is Peter Williams of Lettsworth. This is his fourth run for Congress, and he says he’s taking a different approach this time around.

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The other two contenders on the Republican ballot in the sixth district are Monique Appeaning of St. George and Chris Johnson of Greenwell Springs.

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One Louisiana lawmaker wants to create a registry for those who abuse animals.  Colleen Crain has the story.

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King cake season is over; now, seafood season is here. Samantha Carroll, the executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, says Lent is always a big time for the state’s seafood industry.

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Like all other states, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, one lawmaker wants to create a similar registry for those who abuse animals. Colleen Crain reports.

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With the end of king cake season comes the start of seafood season. Andre Champagne reports.

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If when driving along I-10 or I-20, you say to yourself that your fellow Louisianans are really bad drivers, one group says you may be right. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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With a Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of two majority Black districts still pending, the state’s current congressional map remains as is in this year’s election. That means District 6, which is currently represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, remains majority Black, and Fields has drawn four Republican challengers, all of whom are also Black. Among them is Larry Davis of Livingston, who says the Democratic Party does not own the Black community.

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Davis says he will represent all the people of the Sixth District, which runs diagonally from Shreveport to Baton Rouge and includes Natchitoches, Alexandria and Opelousas.

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Another challenger seeking the seat is Peter Williams of Lettsworth. This is his fourth run for Congress, and he says he’s taking a different approach this time around.

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Williams says when he ran previously as a Democrat, conservatives would tune him out because of the “D” next to his name – but not anymore.

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The other two contenders on the Republican ballot in the sixth district are Monique Appeaning of St. George and Chris Johnson of Greenwell Springs.

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Like every other state across the country, Louisiana has a sex offender registry. Now, a state lawmaker wants to create a registry for those who abuse animals. Chalmette Republican Representative Mike Bayham says the purpose of his bill is to allow those who sell animals to make informed decisions.

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Bayham says registration would only be required for those convicted of certain offenses, including cruelty to animals, dogfighting, injuring or killing of a police animal, sexual abuse of an animal or cockfighting.

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Those who fail to register would face a fine of up to one-thousand dollars and up to one year in prison. Bayham says it’s his way of protecting the pet population.

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King cake season is over; now, seafood season is here. Samantha Carroll, the executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, says Lent is always a big time for the state’s seafood industry.

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Carroll says with more people eating seafood on Fridays since all other forms of meat are off-limits that day of the week, that does tend to affect pricing.

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As for one of Louisiana’s biggest delicacies, Carroll says on Fridays, dig in!

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If you think your fellow Louisianan is a bad driver, statistics show you may be right. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the group Consumer Affairs ranks Louisiana as one of the worst states in the nation for fatal crashes. Spokeswoman Dayna Edens:

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Edens says millennials, defined as those between 30 and 44 years old, were behind the wheel of 41-percent of all fatal crashes in Louisiana in 2023, the year that Consumer Affairs took the data from.

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Edens says there are several factors that go into Louisiana’s abysmal national ranking.

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Louisiana is one of 16 states in which millennials were responsible for the most fatal crashes. In five states, gen X drivers – 45 to 59 years old – accounted for the most. Gen Z drivers – from newly-licensed drivers up to 29 – were responsible for the most fatal crashes in the remaining 29 states.

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The second-ranked LSU gymnastics team is in Norman to face top-ranked Oklahoma tonight at eight p.m. The Tigers defeated the Sooners last year in Baton Rouge, and former LSU Gymnastics head coach D-D Breaux expects the meet to be an entertaining one.

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Breaux says tonight’s meet will come down to whichever team stays poised across all four events, and she believes the Tigers are capable of doing just that.

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The LSU baseball team is in Jacksonville this weekend for the Live Like Lou Classic. Coach Jay Johnson says he loves playing in tournaments like this early in the season for several reasons.

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LSU baseball has played in early-season tournaments in Texas for the last four seasons. Johnson believes playing in Jacksonville this weekend could help with recruiting in the state of Florida.

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A new Senate poll shows a tight race and could spell big trouble for the incumbent. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling shows Fleming with a slight lead over Julia Letlow and Bill Cassidy – 26 to 25 to 22-percent, respectively. Pollster John Couvillon says in head-to-head matchups, Fleming leads both.

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It’s the incredible roller coaster ride known as Louisiana winter. We saw temperatures in record territory today, and it’ll be much of the same tomorrow and Saturday. But don’t put away the jacket just yet – LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says temperatures will plummet early Sunday when a cold front arrives.

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A Republican state representative is filing a bill aiming to prevent the use of eminent domain for carbon capture. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says while eminent domain is an important tool for projects that are in the greater public interest, carbon capture is not one of them.

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Industry leaders say if Johnson’s bill passes, the oil and gas industry may look to neighboring states like Texas, putting a dent in Louisiana’s economy.

If you think your fellow Louisianan is a bad driver, statistics show you may be right. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2023, the group Consumer Affairs ranks Louisiana as one of the worst states in the nation for fatal crashes. Spokeswoman Dayna Edens:

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The seventh-ranked Lady Tigers look to get back in the win column tonight when they take on 17th-ranked Ole Miss in Oxford at 8 p.m. LSU looks to avenge last year’s loss to Ole Miss on senior night. Cory Diaz of the USA Today Network believes LSU will win the remainder of its regular-season games, and if the Tigers do win out, Diaz says it would likely set up a rematch with South Carolina in the SEC Tournament.

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The LSU baseball team defeated Nicholls 12-1 in eight innings yesterday to remain unbeaten. Sophomore infielder John Pearson hit a walk-off three-run homer, and junior third baseman Trent Caraway hit a grand slam in the win. Senior right-hander Zac Cowan picked up the win while freshman right-hander Raegan Ricken earned the save.

The UL-Lafayette men’s basketball team looks to avoid its third straight loss tonight as the Cajuns host Arkansas State at 7 p.m.

“The Fighting Tiger,” a documentary released on the SEC Network, highlights legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux and how she built LSU’s program from the ground up. The documentary shows how Breaux fought to keep the gymnastics program alive after several athletic directors threatened to cut the program. LSU gymnastics finally started to get the support it needed when Skip Bertman became athletic director in 2001. Breaux says Bertman supported her when no one else did on campus.

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The McNeese women’s basketball team goes for their 16th straight win tonight as the Cowgirls host Texas Rio Grande Valley at 6:30 p.m.

The Lady Techsters will look to win their 13th straight game tonight when they play Jacksonville State in Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Tech came in as a 13-seed in the latest projected field-of-64.

It’s still winter but for the next few days, it feels like late Spring. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says temperatures will plummet early Sunday when a cold front arrives. The coldest temperatures will come Tuesday morning.

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Keim says temperatures will rise again next Wednesday.

King cake season is over; seafood season is here. Samantha Carroll, the executive director of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, says Lent is always a big time for the state’s seafood industry.

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A new Senate poll could spell big problems for Bill Cassidy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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A Republican state representative has filed a trio of bills targeting carbon capture. The lead measure Pineville Representative Mike Johnson has filed is the Louisiana Landowners Protection Act, which would eliminate eminent domain for carbon capture projects. Johnson notes that eminent domain is an important tool for “public necessary purposes.”

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A Benton couple is facing charges for allegedly defrauding Medicaid and the SNAP program. The Attorney General’s office says Krystle Garcia and Cody Simmons defrauded the two programs for more than $126,000. The Louisiana Bureau of Investigations says Garcia underreported her income and failed to disclose that she was married to Simmons so she could qualify for the programs. She allegedly falsely told LDH that she lived with her children only. Investigators say Simmons participated in the fraud.

If you think your fellow Louisianan is a bad driver, statistics show you may be right. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the group Consumer Affairs ranks Louisiana as one of the worst states in the nation for fatal crashes. Spokesperson Dayna Edens says there are several contributing factors.

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Louisianans will get a taste of both winter and spring over the next few days. Andre Champagne has the story.

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A new Senate poll shows a very competitive Senate primary. The poll commissioned by the John Fleming campaign and conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling shows Fleming leading Julia Letlow and Bill Cassidy in a three-way race. Pollster John Couvillon says Fleming’s key to success has been his ability to consolidate Blake Miguez’s support after he exited the race in favor of a run for the fifth congressional district house seat.

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