The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season is officially underway and southwest Louisiana continues to struggle from the 2020 season, February’s winter storms and flooding two weeks ago. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Brian Abshire says as for recovery it depends on who you ask.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee has passed House-approved legislation that would raise recreational and commercial hunting and fishing licenses. Chairman of the governor’s shrimp task force, George Barisich, opposes the legislation.
The bill’s author, Prairieville Representative Tony Bacala, says the restructuring of hunting and fishing licenses, which will lead to fee increases, is needed because the Conversation Fund which has been funding the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is nearly empty.
Republican US Senator John Kennedy says he’s running for reelection in 2022. Matt Doyle has more.