A former St. Tammany Parish lawmaker and current BESE board member is in line to become the new head of the U.S. Mint. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The search for a missing teen has ended in the worst possible way. St. Martinville Police Department officials say the body of 15 year old Iris Davis, was found in a field near her home in St. Martin Parish. Davis was last seen on Sunday, July 17th but was officially reported missing once she stopped contacting her guardian last Thursday. Officials say the teen’s death is being investigated as a homicide.
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Louisiana has stopped a large-scale coastal restoration project called the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project. The plan was to construct the Mid-Barataria in Plaquemines Parish on the West Bank and use the Mississippi River to rebuild lost wetlands in the Barataria Basin. The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Gordon Dove, says the cost became too much.
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be holding another black bear hunting season in December. John Hanks, the large carnivore manager for LDWF, says 25 tags will be available in a month-long lottery, starting next Monday.
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Applicants will pay a 50-dollar non-refundable fee, and the 25 lucky ones who get hunting tags will be required to attend a LDWF bear hunter training course.