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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...
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.
Finally some relief Thursday across southeast Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Showers and storms will continue moving southwest Wednesday evening and will dissipate. Look for more widespread rain as we will finally see some relief from the hot and dry conditions of the past couple of weeks on Thursday. The ridge of high pressure over us slides west which opens the door for some showers and storms to develop.
Louisiana Woman Shines Laser Pointers at Aircraft, Faces Up to 5 Years in Prison
SHREVEPORT, La. (KPEL News) - A Shreveport woman is in serious trouble after shining laser pointers at two aircraft, which is a major federal crime. April Nicole Poitras, 45, of Shreveport, entered a guilty plea in federal court to multiple charges and faces up to 5 years in prison and up to a quarter million dollars in fines.
Shreveport Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing in to Cop Car
On August 10, 2024, at approximately 10:30 PM, a Shreveport police officer was patrolling Youree Drive when a vehicle reportedly ran a stop sign and collided with the officer's police cruiser at the intersection of Youree Drive and East Herndon Street. Rather than stopping to render aid, the driver fled...
Shreveport mayor thanks city’s employees, citizens & business owners for making Humor & Harmony successful
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - The mayor of Shreveport is offering his thanks to the City of Shreveport for a successful Humor & Harmony weekend. The mayor released a statement Wednesday, Aug. 14. “I must also give a special thank you to all the city directors and employees, especially, SPAR Director...
Preseason Blitz: Calvary loaded with talent to maintain explosive offense
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Calvary has its eye on winning back-to-back state titles, and the Cavaliers have an abundance of powerful weapons to get the job done. The defending state champs are coming off of a historic season going undefeated (14-0) and winning the Division III Select state title.
Louisiana One of the Deadliest Places to Be
Louisiana has struggled with violent crime for a long time. Since at least 1979 Louisiana has always had a murder rate greater than the national average, at times being over double the national average. A recent study from Zinda Law Group sheds more light on Louisiana's violent crime problem, as well as the other states with high rates of violent crime.
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