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A new report says Louisiana is one of the worst states in the nation to retire in. Becca Dill finds out why.
When you hear the words “court date” the first thing that comes to mind might not necessarily be the action that took place at the Rapides Parish Courthouse this week. Spokesperson Lt. Tommy Carnline says a courthouse employee spotted two people having sex in a stairwell, but fled when spotted.
Cut 11 (04) “… left the area.”
Improvements to federal fisheries policy, an issue pushed by that Congressman Garret Graves, has advanced to the U.S. Senate as the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 200 – Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. Graves says the original legislation made in the 70s may have been okay at the time, but is now dated.
Cut 13 (07) “…have that happen
The bill also addresses the concerns created by the influx of imported fish.
A previously marked black bear was found making its way through a Central neighborhood Wednesday night, and it’s not this bear’s first escape from a protected area. The ursine El Chapo was non aggressive, but certainly unexpected in the urban setting. LDWF Spokesperson Trey Iles says officials eventually tranquilized and relocated Yogi Thursday morning…