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Next Year’s Crawfish Season May Be in Peril
Crawfish, Louisiana's delicacy, has had a problem over the last year. Beginning in the spring of 2023 Louisiana and lasting through the entire summer Louisiana experienced an unusual drought. In Louisiana, it's commonly agreed that Crawfish season goes from January until July, though for others it may end earlier than that, so the drought starting in spring was a problem for crawfish as drought conditions only continued to worsen through the fall of the same year. Louisiana's Agriculture Commissioner, Dr. Mike Strain, recently took time to speak with Louisiana Radio Network about the impacts this drought will have on future crawfish seasons, "I think you're going to see struggles in the crawfish market probably from two to three to four, five years."
Louisiana Shoppers Are Furious Over Walmart Checkout Changes
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA: Many Walmart customers are airing out their grievances over their disgust of the recent checkout policy changes that the retailer rolled down. We have all the details. Louisiana Walmart customers have to be thinking to themselves every time they walk into the store, "I wonder what I...
Louisiana legislators involved in the push for additional colon cancer screenings for high risk patients
SHREVEPORT, La. - Congressional leaders from Louisiana are pushing for a major change in Medicare. It would allow certain patients at high risk of developing colon cancer to get a colon screening every five years rather than ten. The push to pass the early detection screening legislation falls under President...
University of Louisiana System Embraces Industry's First Automated Data Warehouse to Drive Insights and Strengthen Outcomes Using Scaffold DataX
The University of Louisiana System and K16 Solutions Inc. have unveiled an unprecedented partnership that's set to revolutionize data management across all UL System institutions. This collaboration will harness the power of Scaffold DataX, the industry's first and patented automated data warehouse, to streamline the consolidation and analysis of data from various enterprise systems, including Ellucian Banner, Canvas, Workday, and academic integrity tool, GPTZero.
Louisiana Police Share Tips On How To Spot Fake ‘Missing’ and ‘Found’ Posts
Acadiana sees its fair share of missing children, found pets, and even found elderly persons posts on social media. Even if you have not personally lost a pet or family member, it's easy to imagine how stressful and heartbreaking it must be not to know if they are safe or if they are in harm's way.
Louisiana congressional candidates have secured these key endorsements for Nov. 5 election
Louisiana voters will elect all six members of their U.S. House of Representatives delegation this year beginning with the Nov. 5 primary election. The congressional ballots were set following qualifying in July with the campaigns in full force moving forward. Following are key endorsements the candidates have landed as their campaigns begin to heat...
Psychedelic therapy for PTSD treatment is rejected by FDA, Louisiana patient still has hope
In 1999, Lori Tipton’s brother overdosed and died while he was visiting her at Tulane in New Orleans. In 2005, Tipton’s mother murdered two women and killed herself. Tipton found the bodies. One month later, Hurricane Katrina rattled the coast and displaced Tipton from her home. In 2006,...
Report: Votes sought at taxpayers’ expense, say Foxx, Cassidy
(The Center Square) – Only 40% of student loan borrowers make payments, and congressional committee leaders from North Carolina and Louisiana said Wednesday the federal report confirms the White House’s efforts to win votes at taxpayers’ expense. U.S. Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., and Sen. Dr. Bill Cassidy, R-La., requested the Government Accountability Office analysis because they believed the Biden administration “has repeatedly failed to communicate to borrowers on how to transition to repayment,” a release says. Payments resumed in October 2023 after a 3½-year pause...
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