Louisiana’s all-time winningest college basketball coach, Mike McConathy, is looking to run for the District 31 state senate seat. The former Northwestern State and Bossier Parish Community College coach says he has a good feeling for the needs of the area…
District 31 covers ten parishes in northwest and central Louisiana
Now that the state has only four centers accepting injured or orphaned wildlife, Director of Acadiana Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Letitia Labbie says their patient load has tripled and they need funds more wildlife means more food.
And that’s just owls, food expenses are close to $65,000 annually.
Biologists say coastal erosion and rising sea levels are shrinking the habitats for some of Louisiana’s favorite fish—so the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries is proposing big changes to speckled trout limits. Marsanne Golsby reports.