The Louisiana Senate has approved a Congressional map that makes the state’s sixth Congressional distirct a black majority district and the House has approved a bill that moves Louisiana elections from open primaries to closed party primaries.

In our last newscast we heard from the proponents of these bills. Let’s now hear from the opponents. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressley does not want a Congressional map that has the sixth district stretching from Baton Rouge to Shreveport…
cut 15 (15) “…northwest Louisiana”
And New Orleans Representative Matthew Willard says there was a recent poll that showed the public favors open primaries….
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Louisiana shrimpers have filed suit against the Biden Administration over a rule that’s requiring skimmer trawl vessels to use turtle excluders devices while operating in Louisiana’s inshore waters. Attorney James Baehr says the cost of the rule will be disastrous to Louisiana shrimpers. He says the state had some success in the courts in delaying implementation of the rule…
cut 6 (09) “….individual shrimpers”

Hunters interested hunting black bears in December can attend a public meeting at the West Monroe Convention Center tonight, hosted by LDWF. Humane Society of Louisiana president Jeff Dorson is pushing for a more humane approach when it comes to controlling the growing black bear population and encourages the state to follow Florida’s BearWise program…
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