The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has surpassed four dollars for the first time since 2022 in Louisiana. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says the statewide average is up to $4.02, a 22-cent increase, from a week ago. Redman says the reopening of the strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is what needs to happen for gas prices to fall…

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The Louisiana Public Broadcasting series, Louisiana Spotlight, explores the challenges facing Louisiana’s struggling shrimping industry. The episode is called Empty Boats, Foreign shrimp. Producer Oscar Tickle says it’s unfortunately an industry that does not have a bright future…

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Louisiana provides 40-percent of U-S Shrimp production, but the there are only about 15-hundred licensed commercial shrimpers.

Special coins are coming out this year in celebration of America’s 250^th birthday. There are five different quarters that will be released. Two of them are out right now that feature designs of the Mayflower Compact and one that recognizes the Revolutionary War. U-S Mint Director Paul Hollis of Mandeville says the half-dollar features a close-up of the Statue of Liberty and the dime is called the Emerging Liberty…

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Ochsner Health is expanding its Eat Fit program systemwide. The program is now available at all of Ochsner’s 31 cafeterias and at all vending machines throughout the system. Dietician Marie Page says the Eat Fit program encourages healthy eating.

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The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has surpassed four-dollars. It’s up to $4.02, a 22-cent increase from a week ago. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says when gas prices go above four-dollars a gallon, many families are forced to curtail their spending…

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Redman says if gas prices remain at or above four-dollars a gallon, a lot of families will choose to stay home for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Ochsner Health is increasing the visibility and availability of Eat Fit menu items…

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That’s Dietician Mari Page who says Eat Fit food items are now available at all of Ochsner’s 31 cafeterias and at all vending machines throughout the system.

It’s no secret Louisiana’s shrimping industry is struggling. The L-P-B Show Louisiana Spotlight explores the challenges facing the industry. Joe Gallinaro has more…

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The University of Louisiana System has named three semifinalists to be the next president at McNeese State University. The three semifinalists are Doctor Dee Anderson, who is the Vice Chancellor of Student live at the University of Nebraska, Doctor Wayne Brumfield, who has worked at several Louisiana universities and state senator Mike Reese

The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has surpassed four-dollars for the first time since 2022.

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An unprecedented 11 lottery players won either one or two million dollars by playing the Powerball on April 29th. The Louisiana Lottery says four of the winners have come forward…Larry Sheffield of Marrero, Antonio Bradford of Shreveport and Richard Boudreau of Denham Springs.

Ochsner is expanding Eat Fit food options across its hospitals and clinics. So if you are at an Ochsner facility and looking for something healthy and affordable to eat, look for the Eat Fit seal at their cafes and micro-markets…

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You can find more information by downloading the Eat Fit app.

The Louisiana Department of Health has released its annual report card on drinking water. L-D-H  Chief Engineer Steven Joubert says the water system grades can be found on L-D-H’s website…

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Sixty-seven percent of the state’s 909 community public water systems have earned an A letter grade, while 58 received an “F” grade.

Tomorrow, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will begin public hearings on a new legislative map, which is necessary after the Supreme Court declared the current map an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says when all is said and done, Louisiana will likely send an additional Republican to Washington next year.

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Despite the Supreme Court ruling, Democrats believe the map should still have two districts that favor a Democrat winning.

Motorists are not winning at the gas pump. The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline has surpassed four-dollars and if you have a vehicle that requires premium gasoline, you are paying around $4.85. Triple-A’s Don Redman says if your vehicle needs premium gasoline, stay with premium…

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The legislation that provides for easy cancellation of automatic renewal subscriptions continues to move through the legislative process. Joe Gallinaro has the story.

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Today in the Senate, the upper chamber unanimously approved legislation that would give teachers and other public school employees six weeks of paid parental leave after giving birth, adopting or fostering a child. Currently teachers have to use sick days or take partially paid leave to spend time with a new child.

The Louisiana Senate has responded to last month’s fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana–passing legislation that would result in a death penalty charge the next time a gunman fires shots into a crowd and kills someone. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh added an amendment to a House-approved bill that expands the definition of first-degree murder to such a situation.

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The measure needs approval from the House before it’s sent to the governor’s desk for his signature.

The Louisiana Department of Health has released its annual report card on drinking water. L-D-H Chief Engineer Steven Joubert says there are fewer “D” and “F” graded systems — it went down from 105 in 2024 to 90 in 2025.

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Sixty-seven-percent, or 608, of the state’s 909 community public water systems received “A” grade.

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a public hearing tomorrow to discuss a new Congressional district map. Democrats are calling for the Republican led legislature to pass a map that contains two majority-minority districts, but ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says that will be difficult to do…

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Streaming on Louisiana Public Broadcasting is an episode of Louisiana Spotlight that explores the challenges facing Louisiana’s struggling shrimping industry. Producer Oscar Tickle…

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The show is called Empty Boats, Foreign Shrimp and it is the latest episode of Louisiana Spotlight.

The statewide average price for a regular gallon of gasoline has surpassed four dollars for the first time since 2022 in Louisiana. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says the statewide average is up to $4.02, a 22-cent increase, from a week ago. Redman says the reopening of the strait of Hormuz in the Middle East is what needs to happen for gas prices to fall…

Cut 6 (09) “…the system.”

Redman says when gas prices go above four-dollars a gallon, many families are forced to curtail their spending.

In a response to last month’s fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, the Louisiana Senate has passed legislation that would result in a gunman being charged with first-degree murder, which would make that person eligible for the death penalty, if they fire a gun at a crowd of people….

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That’s Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh. First-degree murder charges are usually handed down if a person kills another person while also committing a felony.

Researchers at Tulane University say it’s only a matter of time before New Orleans gets swallowed up by gulf waters. Lead researcher Torbjorg Tornqvist (TORB-yorg TORN-quist), a professor of earth and environmental sciences at Tulane, says due to climate change, sea level is gradually rising, and that will lead to further coastal erosion.

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Tornqvist says the process of relocating people from New Orleans should start now as the city will be surrounded by the Gulf within decades.

A show that examines the challenges facing Louisiana’s struggling shrimping industry is now available to be streamed a Louisiana Public Broadcasting. Producer Oscar Tickle says the show is called Empty Boats, Foreign Shrimp…

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Tickle says an influx of imported shrimp has steadily driven down the value of the local catch.

A new study out of Tulane issues a dire warning for New Orleans. Lead author of the study and Tulane Geology Professor Doctor Torbjorn Tornqvist says because of the increasing rate of sea level rise, combined with sinking land, the Gulf of Mexico will eventually swallow up the south shore. Tornqvist says one thing that can be done to delay the inevitable is to restart the Mid-Baritaria Sediment Diversion Project that was cancelled last year.

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Governor Jeff Landry and Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Director Gordon Dove canceled the Mid-Baritaria Sediment Diversion project over cost and concerns it would not produce the coastal restoration benefits that some scientists have projected.

In response to last month’s fatal mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, the Louisiana Senate has passed legislation that stiffens the penalty for someone who opens fire on a crowd of people and kills someone. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh says the way the legislation is written, the death penalty would still be on the table for the defendant even if he or she shoots an unintended target.

Cut 11 (10) “…to kill him.”

The Senate unanimously approved the legislation and the measure heads to the House floor for concurrence”

Shreveport’s public water system, which serves 192-thousand people, is one of 58 drinking water systems in the state to receive an “F” grade in the Louisiana Department of Health’s annual drinking water report card. L-D-H Chief Engineer Steven Joubert says Shreveport is taking steps to improve its water system infrastructure….

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