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3 days ago | louisianaradionetwork.com | Andrew Greenstein

Today marks 15 years since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill began off the Louisiana coast. It was on April 20th, 2010, that the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, spewing 4.9-million barrels of toxic oil into the gulf. 11 people were killed and 17 others injured, along with a countless number of dolphins and other marine wildlife. The oil flowed for 87 days, and the oil well was finally sealed on September 19th, almost exactly five months after the explosion.

5 days ago | louisianaradionetwork.com | Andrew Greenstein

If ever there was a weekend to enjoy some tasty tiny crustaceans, this is it. “This is the busiest week of the entire season,” says Laney King, founder of The Crawfish App. “So if you have not already reserved your sack of crawfish for Easter, go ahead and do that now.”And crawfish lovers throughout Louisiana are being blessed with low prices this weekend. “For a large sack of crawfish, you’re going to pay around $3.10 a pound,” says King. “But we’re seeing sacks go for $50 a sack (to) $60 a sack.

1 week ago | louisianaradionetwork.com | Andrew Greenstein

While one poll shows State Treasurer John Fleming beating Senator Bill Cassidy in next year’s Republican primary, the latest campaign finance report numbers tell a completely different story. According to the official numbers released by the campaigns, Cassidy raised $1.36 million in the first quarter of 2025, compared to just over $263,000 for Fleming. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says those numbers indicate that Fleming has his work cut out for him.

1 week ago | louisianaradionetwork.com | Andrew Greenstein

A state senator has a bill that would provide an alternative to the fortified roof grant program. Sen. Kirk Talbot (R-River Ridge) says grant program is popular – perhaps a bit too popular. “There’s just never enough money to put into that program,” says Sen. Talbot. “As soon as the program opens, it sells out quicker than a Taylor Swift concert.”Talbot’s proposal is geared towards people who want to take advantage of the grants but have the financial means to install the fortified roof.

1 week ago | louisianaradionetwork.com | Jeff Palermo

It is a tough day in Thibodaux as they remember Kyren Lacy, a two-sport star in high school who went on to become an All-SEC performer at LSU. Authorities in the Houston area say Lacy took his own life on Saturday night during a police chase. Harris County Sheriff deputies say they found Lacy dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. “It’s a tragedy,” said Chris Dugas, Lacy’s high school football coach at Thibodaux.