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Sen. Gerald Boudreaux

Sen. Gerald Boudreaux

$1.6B surplus awaits legislators

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Thursday, April 6, 2023
The Legislature convenes Monday for the start of the 2023 session, and lawmakers, blessed with a large budget surplus, are at odds about whether they should raise the state’s spending limit.

Distracted drivers cause more than 5,000 crashes a year in La.

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Distracted driving is a serious problem on Louisiana roads, with more than 5,000 crashes featuring injuries or fatalities occurring annually by drivers who are distracted by a passenger, something outside the vehicle, or a hand-held phone.
Fertilize responsibly by conducting soil tests to help determine the need for fertilizer. You can send samples to the LSU AgCenter for testing.

Fertilize responsibly by conducting soil tests to help determine the need for fertilizer. You can send samples to the LSU AgCenter for testing.

Plants can thrive when we fertilize

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 31, 2023
As plants put on new growth this spring, they can benefit from essential nutrients that help them become healthy and strong.
Start with the most tedious tasks first and start early to keep motivation up. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Start with the most tedious tasks first and start early to keep motivation up. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

The trick is you don’t have to finish, just get started

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 24, 2023
The trees need to be pruned, the lawn needs to be cut, weeds need to be pulled and new mulch needs to be put out. The blueberries need to be picked, the aphids have ambushed the aster and you need to side dress the vegetables. So your garden is a mess, and you just don’t know where to start.

Proposal would give Louisiana lawmakers a raise

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Friday, March 24, 2023
A bill the Louisiana Legislature will consider would give state lawmakers their first raise in over 40 years. House Bill 149, filed by Rep. Joe Marino, I-Gretna, would increase legislators’ salaries from $16,800 to $60,000.

Crawfish is Louisiana’s leading seafood product

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
With the weather getting warmer and the days growing longer, Louisiana’s favorite season is kicking into full gear: seafood season. Despite being a freshwater product, crawfish leads in the harvest.

LSU estimates carbon capture, sequestration could help decarbonize energy industry

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
A new report from LSU’s Center for Energy Studies estimates that a planned carbon capture and sequestration hub to be located in Calcasieu Parish could abate climate damage, support jobs and workers, and protect the energy industry by capturing industrial carbon emissions and storing carbon dioxide...
Leah Moran and Aylett Lipford, graduate students in the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources, tag a purple gallinule with a GPS tracker to monitor its movement. Photo provided by Aylett Lipford.

Leah Moran and Aylett Lipford, graduate students in the LSU School of Renewable Natural Resources, tag a purple gallinule with a GPS tracker to monitor its movement. Photo provided by Aylett Lipford.

Eavesdropping on Louisiana’s secretive marsh birds

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, March 17, 2023
### Leah Moran, left, records details on the marsh during each site visit, noting vegetation, cloud coverage and noise in the area. As the callback survey begins, she will record the species of birds that respond and their locations.

DOTD announces La. 358 work

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 16 projects around the state received bids recently. Sixteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $62.9 million.