Lafayette Travel heads up to Michigan today to help with the state’s recent crawfish invasion. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Edwards administration has presented its first ideas for cuts in the current fiscal year, if the operating budget spends too much money. Michelle Southern reports…:
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As Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources worried about Louisiana crawfish found in lakes and ponds around the state, Lafayette Travels heads up north today to teach the Wolverine State a thing or two about our beloved crawfish. President and CEO of Lafayette Travel Ben Berthelot says they will hold a one day festival called CrayDay in Vicksburg on Saturday.
Berthelot says their plans to do a live crawfish boil were cut short as it is illegal to possess live crawfish in Michigan. He says this is a great time for Lafayette to promote their great food and happy people.
Berthelot says the reason they brought a local Louisiana crawfisherman up to Michigan is to teach them how to successful trap crawfish. He says there will be more than just educational crawfish discussions at CrayDay.
Berthelot encourages everyone to follow Lafayette Travel on social media to keep up with their adventures in Michigan.
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Governor John Bel Edwards met with House Speaker Taylor Barras on Wednesday to continue budget talks and how to fill the $1.1 billion dollar budget gap next fiscal year. That’s when temporary taxes are slated to expire. Edwards called the meeting a good, frank exchange…:
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Edwards says his office will continue to pursue a balanced approach to resolving the state’s fiscal woes with a combination of cuts and new revenue. He says his office has already cut the budget, but it will take more cuts and more money to fill the looming budget hole.
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Republicans have pushed back against the idea of increasing taxes, and many opponents say the size of government has grown too much. But Edwards says that’s not the case at all. He says the state general fund portion of the budget that comes from taxpayers has actually decreased over the years.
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State Police say a 2-year-old child has died after being run over by a vehicle in Tangipahoa Parish. Trooper Dustin Dwight says, around 8:30 last night, a large choir group from Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist, had just gotten out of church and were standing in the parking lot…:
Dwight says that just as little Kaleb Dyson of Kentwood entered the westbound lane of LA 10, he was struck by a minivan…:
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Dwight says speed is not considered a factor in the crash, and the driver of the vehicle was not impaired. He says this is a horrible tragedy for everyone involved…:
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Scientists with the LSU Ag Center have received a grant to study a type of small fly that causes bleeding in deer and cattle. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing $490,000 to Lane Foil and Claudia Husseneder of the LSU AgCenter. Foil says the conditions spread by these types of flies can lead to internal hemorrhaging that often kill deer…:
Foil says they are less dangerous to cattle, but still cause problems like crusty, peeling muzzle; sores and ulcers in the mouth; stiffness; lameness; and loss of appetite. He says it’s because of these types of viruses that the US is limited in livestock exports…:
The study will look to identify exactly what type of flying insect is carrying the virus, and how it is able to persist between active transmission seasons…: