After an offseason of questions, there will be some answers as the Saints report for training camp today. Here’s Kace Kieschnick.
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BESE board member Paul Hollis will soon be leaving his post to become the new director of the U.S. Mint. The former lawmaker from St. Tammany Parish says the U.S. Mint plays an important role in the U.S. economy.
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Hollis’ nomination hearings before the Senate will take place in the fall, and he’s not expected to face any resistance.
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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has set another black bear hunting season for December. This year, there will be 25 tags available in a month-long lotter y beginning next week. Last year’ was the first black bear season in Louisiana since 19-87 and was limited to far northeast Louisiana. John Hanks, the large carnivore manager for LDWF, says this year it’s expanding to coastal parishes and the lower and upper Atchafalaya basins.
Louisiana has put the brakes on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project for the West Bank in Plaquemines Parish which due in part to soaring costs. The chairman of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Gordon Dove, says now that the Mid-Barataria project is cancelled, the state can use the money in other areas along the coast.