If the scales of justice are rocking’, don’t bother knocking… That was the case at the Rapides Parish Courthouse earlier this week. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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If you are searching for a place to retire, Bankrate says you may not want to be looking at the Bayou State. Their survey determined Louisiana was the fourth worst retirement destination in the country, joined by surprise picks California and New York in the bottom 5.

A previously marked black bear was found on the lam 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. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Public Information Director Trey Iles says this is not unusual for male bears to make excursions to the city, and if you run into one, they are usually not aggressive…

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Improvements to the federal fisheries policy, an issue pushed by 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 now is dated.
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