Today is the first Friday of Lent season but Crawfish supply remains low as thousands of Catholics are ditching red meat. Teiko Foxx has more…

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Governor Landry says the state will not accept Summer EBT funds because it’s pandemic-related and there are other programs available, however, one lawmaker says otherwise. Brooke Thorington has more.

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LSU running back Trey Holly and two others were arrested for a shooting that injured two innocent bystanders Friday night in Farmerville. Holly has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. Colleen Crain has the story…

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It’s the first Friday of Lent and LSU Ag Center Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley says crawfish availability continues to be in short supply for Catholics are avoiding red meat. He says there has been a bit of a rebound, but the overall crop of crawfish is still low.

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Crawfish normally lay eggs in August but the state’s drought dried out those areas where they normally retreat to reproduce.  Some crawfish farmers have small immature mudbugs that are currently in a growing phase. 

Shirley says increased irrigation demands will continue to result in higher production prices for crawfish farmers. And while crawfish fishermen are seeing a drop in prices, he says they’re watching their cost very closely.

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The going cost for a pound of crawfish in the Bayou State is around $13.99 per pound, compared to $6.35 per pound last year. While Louisiana Catholics can expect to pay more for the state crustacean, Shirley says there are other tasty options like oysters, shrimp, fish, and…

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Governor Landry says the state will not opt-in for Summer EBT because it’s pandemic-related and there are other programs available. But New Orleans Democrat Representative Matthew Willard disagrees and says the federal program is vital for children to receive proper nutrition when they aren’t in school.

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A statement from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services says every family deserves a path to self-sufficiency and the piecemeal program comes with strings attached. Williard is concerned this won’t be the only assistance program Landry will cut.

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Willard says it costs the state $7 million and the federal match equates to more than $70 million in benefits.

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The deadline to participate in the program was Thursday and Louisiana is one of 15 other states with Republican governors that are forgoing the Summer EBT.

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LSU running back Trey Holly and two others have been arrested for a shooting that injured two innocent bystanders in Farmerville Friday night. Holly has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. Sports Director at Sports Talk 97-7 Sean Fox called all of Holly’s High School games…

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Holly has been suspended from the LSU football team indefinitely.

Detectives say multiple people fired weapons following an argument between two groups of individuals at the Union Village apartments. Tiger Rag Editor, Todd Horne got an update from Sheriff Dusty Gates…

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Horne says, if convicted Holly could face life in prison. He says it’s sad for everyone. The LSU Freshman was one of the most accomplished running backs while at Union Parish High School and showed great promise at LSU…

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Nicholls State Graduate Nursing Program has been ranked as one of the top 50 nursing programs in the nation, according to Money Magazine. Public Relations Coordinator Payton Suire (sw-ear) says the program received fa our and a half star ranking based on a five-star scale.

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Average tuition at the university is just shy of 25 thousand dollars per year.

Suire says the investment provides nursing students with better job opportunities and potentially higher salaries. She says the curriculum prepares students to participate in several specialty concentrations.

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The rankings surveyed nursing programs nationwide and Nicholls program is the only ranked nursing program in Louisiana.

Suire says it’s a great honor for the school and they are fortunate to have such qualified instructors who are making a difference in the profession.

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The college baseball season gets underway today and last year’s champions, the LSU Tigers will face VMI at 2 PM today. Coach Jay Johnson says his team is not defending anything, they are attacking a new opportunity. Catcher Alex Milazzo says the players have bought into that philosophy

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Thatcher Hurd will start on the mound for the Tigers this afternoon. Milazzo says the team loves playing behind Hurd…

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ULM begins its season by hosting Missouri State at 4 PM. The Warhawks were 17-37 last season, but head coach Mike Federico is expecting bigger things this year as he enters his seventh season. Federico says his team is healthy this year and it’s a veteran group, especially on the mound…

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Federico says he’s really excited to see what first baseman Michelle Artzberger can do after missing most of last season with an injury…

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LSU running back Trey Holly and two others have been arrested for a shooting that injured two innocent bystanders in Farmerville Friday night. Holly has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. Sports Director at Sports Talk 97-7 Sean Fox called all of Holly’s High School games at Union Parish…
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Holly has been suspended from the LSU football team indefinitely.

State Superintendent of Education Doctor Cade Brumley is setting up a workgroup consisting of current teachers that will come up with solutions on how to improve work conditions for teachers….
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After news broke that the St. Tammany coroner-elect was accused of child sexual assault in New Mexico, lawmakers are calling for him to resign.
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Gas prices are rising. According to AAA, the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.94 that’s up nearly 20 cents from a month ago.

LSU running back Trey Holly has been arrested on an attempted second-degree murder charge for a shooting that injured two people in Farmerville last Friday night. Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates says an argument between two groups of individuals resulted in multiple people firing weapons.

Gates says a man and woman were shot and the female remains in stable condition at a Shreveport hospital, while the male was released. Deputies have also arrested two others, 18-year-old Jordan Jones and 17-year-old. They have also been charged with attempted second-degree murder.

LSU says Holly has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.

Holly is Louisiana’s all-time leading rusher in high school football history with 10,523 yards in five years. He signed with the Tigers in 2023 and as a freshman 11 times for 110 yards and one touchdown.

Holly’s suspension leaves the Tigers with just three scholarship running backs on the roster, Josh Williams, Kaleb Jackson and incoming freshman Caden Durham from Duncanville High School in Texas.

LSU baseball begins defense of a national championship tomorrow. But Coach Jay Johnson does not look at it that way. He says his team is attacking a new opportunity….
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First pitch on Friday against VMI is at 2 PM.

LSU running back Trey Holly and two others have been arrested for a shooting that injured two innocent bystanders in Farmerville Friday night. Detectives say an argument led to the shooting at the Union Village apartments. Both victims are currently hospitalized. Holly has been charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder, one count of aggravated criminal damage to property and illegal use of a weapon. Holly was expected to play a bigger role in the 2024 football season. He’s been suspended from the team indefinitely.

Local lawmakers are calling for St. Tammany coroner-elect Dr. Christopher Tape not to take office, after a WWL-TV investigation found Tape was arrested on child sexual assault charges in New Mexico in 2001. The charges were dropped because he didn’t receive a speedy trial but Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says Tape was never proven innocent either…

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A teacher workgroup launched by Louisiana Department of Education aims to improve conditions for teachers. Teiko Foxx has more…

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GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says gas prices are up and he predicts they will continue to increase as refineries make the switch to summer gas and demand increases. He says typically we see prices go up in February and the trend continues into late spring.

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LSU running back Trey Holly and two others have been arrested for a shooting that took place Friday night in Farmerville. Authorities say it was some sort of a dispute that led to the shooting at the Union Village apartments. Authorities say the victims were innocent bystanders. Holly is facing several charges, including attempted second degree murder, has been suspended indefinitely from the team.

After news broke that the St. Tammany coroner-elect, Dr. Christopher Tape was accused of child sexual assault in New Mexico, parish lawmakers are calling for him to resign. Tape reportedly has only been living in St. Tammany Parish for about a year and Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says she and other lawmakers were caught completely off-guard with news of his previous charges that were dropped because he didn’t get a speedy trial.

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Gas prices are on the increase with the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana at $2.89, that’s up seventeen cents from a month ago. GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan it’s not surprising for this time of year.

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With the beginning of College Baseball Season tomorrow, Legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster David Nitz begins his final season. Nitz was inducted into the La Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. Nitz will just broadcast the home games in his final season as the Voice of Louisiana Tech baseball…

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After news broke that the St. Tammany coroner-elect was accused of child sexual assault in New Mexico, parish lawmakers are calling for him to resign. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Gas prices are on the increase and GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan expects gas prices to continue to go up.

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The Louisiana Department of Education is launching Let Teachers Teach, a teacher’s workgroup to develop possible solutions to classroom disruptions. State Superintendent Cade Brumley says teachers feel a number of distractions are taking time away from classroom instruction.

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Tomorrow college baseball season begins and so does the final season for legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster Dave Nitz. 80-year-old Nitz grew up in West Virginia listening to major league baseball games on radio. He says baseball was always his first love…

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Nitz was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

State lawmakers are calling for St. Tammany Parish Coroner elect Christopher Tape to resign. Tape ran unopposed in October, but it’s now come out he was arrested in New Mexico in 2001 on child sexual assault charges. The charges were later dropped but Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says if Tape does not resign, the Northshore delegation will support a recall petition
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Court records from New Mexico show Tape spanked and then rubbed the bare bottom of his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter. Child pornography was also allegedly found on his property. Tape denies he molested the girl and says the alleged child pornography was legal adult porn.

Gasbuddy says the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.89, up 17-cents from a month ago. Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says prepare for prices to continue to rise as refineries shutdown for regular maintenance…
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Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley is forming a Let Teachers Teach Workgroup. Brumley says teachers are facing a number of challenges that are preventing them from their biggest responsibility and that’s educating students. Brumley says current Louisiana Teacher of the Year Kylie Altier (All-tear) will chair the workgroup…
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Brumley says meetings will begin in the spring.

The college baseball season begins tomorrow and this will be the last for legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster Dave Nitz. His first Tech broadcast was 50 years ago in the Spring of 1974. Nitz also called football and basketball games for Tech until 2022…
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The 80-year-old Nitz was inducted into the La Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Local lawmakers are calling for St. Tammany coroner-elect Dr. Christopher Tape not to take office, after a WWL-TV investigation found Tape was arrested on child sexual assault charges in New Mexico in 2001. The charges were dropped because he didn’t receive a speedy trial but Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says Tape was never proven innocent either…
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Tape told WWL-TV his experience of being accused of child sexual assault makes him a good person to lead the sexual assault response team.

A special session on crime begins next week and Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello has filed a bill that could result in Louisiana executing death row inmates again. Obtaining the drugs to carry out a lethal injection has been a problem, because the makers of those drugs do not want to be publicly identified. Muscarello says his House Bill Six addresses that…
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A teacher workgroup launched by Louisiana Department of Education aims to improve conditions for teachers. Teiko Foxx has more…
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LSU Baseball will open the 2024 season in the box this weekend as the Tigers will face VMI tomorrow and Central Arkansas on Saturday. Thatcher Hurd will get the start against VMI and former Alabama ace Luke Holman will start against Central Arkansas. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says that Tiger fans should be excited for Holman’s debut.

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LSU will host VMI at 2:00 pm tomorrow and the game will be on ESPN+

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The Pelicans defeated the Wizards 133 to 126 yesterday. Zion Williamson had a big night with 36 points, 6 rebounds, as well as 8 assists and CJ McCollum also had a great performance scoring 26 points on the night. The Pelicans are now 33 and 22 heading into the All-Star break which is their best record at this point in the season, since moving to New Orleans.

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The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team will begin a four game road stretch starting with Old Dominion tonight. U-L Lafayette is currently 4th in the Sun Belt standings with a record of 8 and 4 in Sun Belt play and Cajuns Head Coach Bob Marlin said that he wants to keep it that way.

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The Ragin Cajuns and Monarchs will tip off at 6pm tonight.

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will look to snap their two game losing streak tonight as they host Jacksonville State who have a record of 4 and 6 against Conference USA opponents.

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The ULM Warhawks will also be in action tonight as they visit the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Both teams won their previous two games and tip off will be at 7:30 pm on ESPN+.