Bill Cassidy challenges Julia Letlow to a series of three televised debates as the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate is heating up. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says this is proof that Cassidy views Letlow as a serious threat to his re-election chances.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved the expansion of black bear hunting areas from three last year to seven across the state this season. Black bear hunting has been legal for the last two years after being banned in 1987. LDWF large carnivore program manager John Hanks says tag allotments will be very conservative.
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Hunters may apply to take part in the tag lottery any time between July 28 and Aug. 28.
The dismissal of Kristi Noem as Homeland Security Secretary came days after Republican Senator John Kennedy questioned Noem about a 220-million-dollar ad campaign. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Speaking of Homeland Security, Governor Landry is among 20 governors urging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to end the stalemate over DHS funding and end the shutdown affecting that department. They cite the recent terror-related shooting in Austin, Texas, in which three people were killed.