If you love fishing then the “Every Fish Matters” 2nd annual release event is for you. Sean Richardson has more.
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It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday and for Louisiana working moms, it will hopefully be a well-deserved break. Sean Richardson Has the story.
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This crawfish season has been one of the most unpredictable ones on record and Crawfish App co-founder, Laney King says typically prices go up for Mother’s Day.
You can expect to pay about $5.15 a pound for boiled mudbugs and $2.92 a pound for live crawfish in Louisiana.
Since 2017 The Crawfish App tracks more than 800 crawfish retailers in Louisiana and the app can direct you to the best in your area. King says in their seventh year, this season has been the most unpredictable.
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King says prices this Mother’s Day are about a dollar more than last year. And while prices were steep this Easter…
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You can download The Crawfish App for free on your smartphone.
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Tournament Fisherman, Cliff Crochet is going to be at Veterans Park and Pierre Part with “Every Fish Matters” from 6 am to noon this Saturday and he’s bringing fish a lot of them.
Bring the family and an ice chest and get ready for a great day of fishing and conservation in the sportsman paradise. With the goal to spread out resources and help the fishing population grow, you will be able to release your fish in your favorite fishing spots and down the road catch some fish and make some memories.
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Bring the family and come see local and professional fishermen this Saturday for the second annual “Every Fish Matters” release event.
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Crochet hopes to see you this Saturday at Veterans Park and Pierre Part from 6 am til noon.
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With Mother’s Day fast approaching this Sunday, Louisiana has some work to do for working moms. Cassandra Happe, WalletHub analyst with the 2024 Best and Worst States for Working Moms.
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One area the survey looked at for working moms is the gender pay gap in Louisiana. Happe says the Bayou State ranked 48th overall.
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Happe said there was a bright spot when looking at work-life balance for the working moms.
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Mother Nature is gifting moms in Louisiana with ideal weather this weekend. LSU Climatologist Barry Keim says the cold front moving in is probably the last one we’ll have this spring, and you’ll want to take advantage of it.
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Keim says the dewpoint temperatures will be in the 50s to low 60s as opposed to the 70s, which he says is a huge difference in how it feels on your skin.
Keim says this might be the last weekend with ideal weather before the summer heat takes hold. He says the long-range forecast is calling for hotter than normal conditions and wetter than usual.
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