Category Archives: News
More than 150 food establishments cited for foreign shrimp and crawfish labeling law
More than 150 food establishments have been cited since the enforcement of the foreign shrimp and crawfish labeling law began on September 1, with about half of those being restaurants in the Baton Ro...
Oct 02, 2019 The demand for seafood in Louisiana is expected to increase as Lent gets into full swing (Photo by Paco Jimenez).
President Trump endorses both GOP gubernatorial candidates as intra-party feud heats up
President Trump tweets encouragement for Republicans to vote for either Ralph Abraham or Eddie Rispone in the gubernatorial primary, calling them both "great". Rispone has vaulted past Abraham ...
Oct 01, 2019
September heat sets records for Louisiana
Last month was the warmest September on record for the state dating back to 1895. State climatologist Barry Keim says after calculating a preliminary value for the entire state, the state exceeded the...
Oct 01, 2019 Robbie Sproule / CC
LSU Grad is Growing A Dairy and Gluten-Free Ice Cream Business
At Christmas five years ago, LSU grad Katelyn Williams came home and told her family she would make ice cream. But her sister couldn't have dairy anymore, it spawned what is now Kate's Ice Cream, a da...
Oct 01, 2019
Violent crime and homicide rates decline in Louisiana
Violent crime in Louisiana was down three percent year to year in 2018, and the murder rate is down eight points according to new FBI crime data. LSU Health New Orleans Criminologist Peter Sharf says ...
Oct 01, 2019 Tex Texin / CC
Closure of Bayou Steel in LaPlace results in hundreds of lay-offs
Hundreds of workers have learned they will soon be without a job. Bayou Steel in LaPlace has announced its closing resulting in layoff notices for 376 employees. St John Parish President Natalie Robot...
Oct 01, 2019
Dog trainer allegedly fakes dog's death
A dog trainer is under arrest after allegedly faking the death of his client's $25,000 duck hunting Labrador. 44-year-old Lester Langley of Monroe was hired to train a local family's pet for duck hunt...
Sep 30, 2019
Louisiana Tumor Registry Announces New Data Resource on their Website
The Louisiana Tumor Registry adds a new data visualization tool to their website. Registry spokesperson Lauren Maniscalco says it is a new resource for everyone in Louisiana to better understand the b...
Sep 30, 2019
Louisiana has the 9th worst roads according to new report
A new study ranks Louisiana as having the ninth-worst overall transportation infrastructure in the United States. Louisiana Good Roads and Transportation Association President Ken Perret says the stud...
Sep 30, 2019
Early voting numbers nearly double that of 2015 so far
So far early voting turnout for the primary is more than double that of the 2015 election, and state officials say it could indicate higher than average interest in this year's election. Secretary of ...
Sep 30, 2019 Will / CC
