Category Archives: News
Apple snail infestation could threaten crawfish production
An invasive species is wreaking havoc for some Louisiana crawfish farmers. LSU Ag Center Entomologist Blake Wilson said apple snail egg masses are being reported in as many as six parishes. "They're c...
Apr 28, 2021
State lawmaker drops effort to restrict transgender health care for minors
Houma Senator Mike Fesi decides not to move forward with his bill to require a juvenile to get written consent from both parents to receive gender therapy. Advocates, health professionals, and transge...
Apr 28, 2021
More Constitutional Carry legislation advancing at the Capitol
A House committee passed another bill that would allow people in Louisiana 21 and older without felony records to carry a concealed handgun without needing a state permit or training. Louisiana Shooti...
Apr 28, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Ending the need for a concealed carry permit bill clears the Louisiana Senate
The Senate approves legislation doing away with the need to obtain a permit to conceal carry in Louisiana for those over 21 on a veto-proof 27 to 11 vote. Bill author and West Monroe Senator Jay Morri...
Apr 27, 2021 Smarterlam / CC
USCG and SEACOR Power begin efforts to remove capsized vessel
The Coast Guard's Unified Command for the SEACOR Power response begins efforts to remove the vessel that capsized earlier this month near Port Fourchon. The 234-foot lift boat was carrying 19 passenge...
Apr 27, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard
Governor Edwards partially lifts statewide mask mandate
Governor John Bel Edwards announces a partial lift of the statewide mask mandate effective Wednesday. With vaccine eligibility open to all residents 16 and older for more than a month in Louisiana and...
Apr 27, 2021 Ivan Radic / CC
Policing policy reforms advance out of committee
Legislation instituting a series of policing policy reforms clears a Senate committee and is headed to the Senate floor. One of the reforms would largely prohibit the execution of no-knock warrants at...
Apr 27, 2021 Michael / CC
The Louisiana House gets the opportunity to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana
The House Criminal Justice Committee approves legislation that would give Louisiana voters the opportunity in 2022 to decide if recreational marijuana use should be legal. Mandeville Representative Ri...
Apr 27, 2021 Elsa Olofsson / CC
Bill mandating the National Anthem be played at sporting events clears committee
A Senate committee unanimously approves a bill requiring the National Anthem be played before all sporting events at publicly funded facilities in Louisiana. Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt wrote the bi...
Apr 27, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Louisiana's 2020 Census population growth below national average
2020 Census data shows the Bayou State's population at 4.6 million, a 2.4% growth from the 2010 tally but well-below the average growth of 7.4% seen across the nation. Demographer Greg Rigamer said it...
Apr 27, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
