Black bear hunting season in Louisiana ended with a bang. John Hanks, the large carnivore program manager at the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, says it concluded Sunday with the harvesting of a massive 696-pound male.
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The massive bear was harvested by Deron Santiny (san-TIN-ee) of Lafayette, a Purple Heart recipient who received his permit through the Healing Road Foundation, which raffled off a permit to a Louisiana military veteran. Santiny’s bear was taken in Tensas Parish and is believed to be in its late teens to early 20s.
This was the state’s first black bear hunting season since 1987 and a total ten bears, eight males and two females, were harvested in the season that went from December 7th to the 22nd.
The Saints were shutout last night as the Packers beat New Orleans 34 to nothing. The Black and Gold are now five and ten on the season.
During this holiday season, LSU football coach Brian Kelly has found a lot of gifted players. Colleen Crain has more on the Tigers aggressive approach with the transfer portal…
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Looking for a last minute Christmas gift. Consider tickets to the spring rodeo at the Angola prison on the last weekend of April. Department of Corrections spokesperson Ken Pastorick says a rodeo featuring the inmates is the highlight, but you can also buy jewelry, leather goods, paints and wood work made by the prisoners and the proceeds go to the Inmate Welfare fund…
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Visit Angola-Rodeo-dot-com for tickets.