The House Natural Resources Committee approves legislation that would increase the cost of recreational hunting and fishing licenses. A basic fishing license would increase to 17-dollar and a basic hunting license would climb to 200-dollars. State Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet says his department has been doing more with less money, but it can’t go on.
Several other types of licenses related to hunting and fishing would also see an increase.
Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Cates says ID.me a new verification process for benefits goes into effect today. The new identification process is a federal requirement for COVID-related unemployment claims. Cates says the process also protects claimants.
Legislation to establish a closed party primary system for Louisiana congressional elections gets shelved for the session. Bill author Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says under the current jungle primary system voters don’t have much incentive to make sure they register with a party that matches their views.
Former LSU President F. King Alexander says the opposition he faced from local leaders on his move to deprioritize standardized test scores in admissions was racist. Alexander says he doesn’t regret the firestorm his policy change created and says he wouldn’t have done it differently in that regard.
Alexander made the comments on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster.