Over the weekend, employees at a Starbucks in Louisiana voted to form a union, becoming the first Starbucks in Louisiana to do so. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Stephan Bisaha tells us how this move is part of a larger trend of Starbucks unionization across the Gulf South.
A bill to legalize "noodling," the practice of using one’s bare hands to catch catfish, recently passed the Louisiana house and senate and is on its way to the Governor’s desk. Bill author Rep. Jack McFarland tells us why this legislation is important.
An invasive, wriggling creature known as the hammerhead worm has been showing up lately on some south Louisiana lawns. LSU AgCenter entomologist Nathan Lord tells us more about the worm species, the dangers they present, and how to deal with them.
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