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• Crawfish Tracker: Another steady week

  May 13, 2022 6:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There was little change in the capital area crawfish market this week. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the cost of crawfish was mostly unchanged after a busy Mother's Day weekend . The average price for boiled crawfish was down to $4.44 per pound,... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices holding steady for Mother's Day

  May 6, 2022 4:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The capital area crawfish market held steady Friday heading into Mother's Day weekend. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average price of boiled crawfish went unchanged over the past week at $4.48 per pound. The cost of live crawdads went up slightly, now... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices staying high to close out Lent

  April 15, 2022 6:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The price of boiled crawfish stalled once again in the capital area as Louisiana heads into its busiest boiling weekend of the year. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish is around $5.23 per pound throughout Baton Rouge. The... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Don't expect much relief before Easter

  April 9, 2022 2:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - We're fast approaching one of the biggest weekends for crawfish boils in Louisiana, and it doesn't look like the coveted crustaceans are gonna get much cheaper before then. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , costs have been largely unchanged in the capital area for... more »

• 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 »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices holding steady for now

  March 25, 2022 2:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Barring small dips at a handful of sellers, crawfish prices were mostly unchanged in the capital area this week. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish fell to $5.27 per pound, while the average for live mudbugs actually rose... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices hit a snag

  March 11, 2022 4:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The capital area finally saw a drop in crawfish prices last week, though the crawdad market has gone largely unchanged since then. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average price of boiled crawfish was down slightly to $5.74 per pound in the area.... more »

• US gas prices hits new record-high average, report says

  March 7, 2022 3:05 PM

  Gas prices hit their highest average ever recorded in the United States, eclipsing the previous record set just before the 2008 recession. GasBuddy reported Monday the average cost rose to $4.103, just above the record of $4.10 per gallon set about 14 years ago. This past weekend, the national... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: These prices are going nowhere

  May 14, 2021 1:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After weeks of crawfish prices slipping lower and lower, it seems as if things have stabilized in the capital area for the time being. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish saw a slight increase, up to $3.77 per... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Lower prices hold steady for another week

  May 7, 2021 2:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Not much changed in the capital area's crawfish market ahead of Mother's Day weekend, but that's not so bad. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of crawfish in the Baton Rouge area was largely stagnant compared to last week . The... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices hit new low for 2021 season

  April 30, 2021 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crawfish prices are finally starting to catch up with the pace set last year, with several local sellers hitting their lowest prices of the season so far. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish was down to $3.76 per... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices hold steady for another week

  April 22, 2021 4:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - There was a small drop in crawfish prices around the capital area this week, keeping things relatively cheap for the time being. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish was down to about $4.11 per pound this week. The... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices take a tumble in the capital area

  April 16, 2021 3:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crawfish prices in the area saw a big cut this week, dropping to their lowest points since the start of the 2021 season. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish in the capital area is around $4.19 per pound.... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices slipping after Easter

  April 9, 2021 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crawfish prices took a much-needed dip in the capital area this week. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish at top spots around the Baton Rouge area is $4.79 per pound. Live crawdads are going for around $3.41 on... 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 »

• Crawfish Tracker: OK prices for a near-perfect weekend

  March 19, 2021 3:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Crawfish prices, and the weather forecast for that matter, are looking better this weekend, but we still haven't hit that coveted spring price drop. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index, the average cost of boiled crawfish fell to $5.20 per pound at popular restaurants polled... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Capital area sees first solid price drop of the season

  March 5, 2021 4:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The cost of crawfish took a much-needed dip in the area this week, with some sellers lowering prices by as much as a full dollar per pound. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index , the average cost at popular restaurants in the capital region dropped... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: These things will cost you a claw and a leg

  February 12, 2021 4:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE - This year's crawfish season is off to a cold start, which will only make finding reasonably priced crawdads more difficult for the time being. According to WBRZ's Crawfish Price Index , the average cost of boiled crawfish in the area is around $6.10 per pound. Live... more »

• Crawfish Tracker: Prices in a pinch to end the season

  May 29, 2020 6:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's time for our final check-up on the capital area crawfish market this season, and it's far from an ideal note to go out on. According to the WBRZ Crawfish Price Index, the average price of crawdads in the capital area went up for the... more »

• L'Auberge resorts awarded AAA Four Diamond rating

  March 1, 2017 7:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge and the L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles have been awarded the AAA Four Diamond rating,ranking them among the nation's elite hotels. The rating has been awarded to only 5.9 percent of the 28,000 hotels approved by the... more »

• Judges accused of wrongdoing face discipline at Supreme Court Play Video

  May 3, 2016 12:08 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Two judges from the west side of the river face serious sanctions because of their behavior. Judges Robin Free and James Best will appear before the Supreme Court Tuesday. Judge Robin Free made a mad dash away from our cameras there a year and a half... more »