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This popular Louisiana fish is about to be off limits — but only temporarily
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (232+ words) Capt. Casey Brunning holds a flounder. The season for the popular fish will be closed from Oct. 15-Nov. 30. Louisiana's annual six-week prohibition on keeping flounder will soon take effect as the state pursues efforts to replenish the population of the…...
Letters: ‘Pelican Thrasher’ pipeline’s name adds insult to injury
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (296+ words) Louisiana’s state bird is the brown pelican. So perhaps someone should explain how a pipeline being built to feed yet another massive LNG export facility on Louisiana’s coast ended up carrying the name “Pelican Thrasher.” Maybe the people who chose…...
Mercury-related fish consumption advisories issued in Louisiana. See where.
1+ week, 6+ day ago (237+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Fish consumption advisories have been issued for seven waterways in Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued the advisory following the results from recent fish tissue sampling,…...
Guest Column: It’s time for Congress to act on road funding
1+ week, 6+ day ago (528+ words) This year, federal funding that helps repair potholes across Louisiana, pave new roads, expand highways and improve bridges will run out. Without it, businesses across our state could face added hurdles moving goods and providing services. Louisianans might see longer…...
‘It's like taking a roadblock out of the highway’ Livingston to clear 19 miles of Colyell creeks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) For the first time in more than 50 years, crews have begun clearing all 19.1 miles of the Colyell creeks, stretching all the way from Walker to Port Vincent. The Livingston Parish government, its Gravity Drainage District 5 and the city of Walker…...
Letters: Do Entergy customers want to share the grid with data centers?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) Haley Miller’s recent article, “Southern University considers deal to build energy storage facility on campus for use by Entergy,” outlines the current status of a deal between Entergy and Southern University to build a large battery energy storage facility on…...
CATS launches new tap-to-pay system for Baton Rouge riders
2+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Capital Area Transit System (CATS) riders now have a new way to pay for their trips using their phone or a contactless card. CATS has introduced Geaux Pass Mobile. This contactless fare-payment system lets riders…...
The House just passed a big water resources bill. Here’s what it amy mean for Louisiana.
2+ week, 5+ day ago (193+ words) Representative Steve Scalise speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Grand Isle Multiplex in Grand Isle, La., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. WASHINGTON – Shortly before returning to their homes to campaign for the midterm elections, the U.S. House overwhelmingly advanced legislation that will…...
Parish Council looking at options to repair damaged bridge to Cat Island
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (489+ words) The low bridge in Cat Island National Refuge that crosses Bayou Sara near the entrance of the refuge in 2024 A delegation with varied interests on Cat Island pressed the West Feliciana Parish Council at its Sept. 14 meeting to repair a…...
Editorial: When will we finally make the Atchafalaya Basin a priority?
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (231+ words) Amid the many crises southern Louisiana faces, one that is often overlooked is the declining health of the Atchafalaya Basin. A vast area of wetlands that stretches from Simmesport in central Louisiana to Morgan City about 140 miles to the south,…...