 | BY BOB WARREN | Staff writer |
Boil culture: For a lot of folks, Easter weekend revolves around crawfish. Our resident foodie, Ian McNulty, waxes poetic today about mudbugs and backyard boils. Enjoy!
Defunding PBS: President Trump wants Congress to eliminate funding for public television and radio, Mark Ballard reports. And it looks as though Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy will be one of his point people on the matter, Mark Ballard reports.
Land ho! A huge break in the Mississippi River’s banks south of New Orleans is building new land. Now there’s a debate over how — or even if — the break should be plugged, Mike Smith reports.
9 at No. 9: Who will the Saints take with the 9th overall pick in next week’s NFL draft? Saints beat writer Matthew Paras looks at nine players that might be the one. Speaking of the Saints... the hot mess created by QB Derek Carr’s shoulder injury has some real salary cap ramifications, a cap expert tells us.
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