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• Crawfish Tracker: Prices dead in the water

  April 4, 2022 8:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE - There was virtually no change in the capital area crawfish market this weekend, killing a weeks-long streak of consecutive price drops. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index, the average cost of boiled mudbugs is unchanged from last week , still hovering around $5.27 per pound.... more »

• Denham Springs Housing Authority has new home five years after being wiped out by 2016 flood Play Video

  August 14, 2021 11:19 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - The Denham Springs Housing Authority is paying one million dollars for a new location to rebuild after their complex was destroyed in the 2016 flood. "Thank God we're able to get his contract through the church," Housing Authority Director Fred Banks said. The site is... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices up for Easter weekend Play Video

  April 2, 2021 11:38 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Those Easter Sunday crawfish boils are gonna cost you a bit extra compared to last year . According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish is around $5.10 per pound based on prices at most of the go-to spots in... more »

• State announces plan to provide more funding for child care services Play Video

  January 6, 2016 7:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Education released information on Wednesday about a plan to provide more benefits to daycares that receive state funding and to low income families that use them. Some of the benefits include making more money available to increase the available care these families can... more »