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Black bear hunting is expanding in Louisiana this year after the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission vote earlier this week.  Hunters may apply to take part in the tag lottery from July 28th to August 28th. But LDWF large carnivore program manager John Hanks says receiving a black bear permit is not as simple as just paying an extra fee.

Cut 14 (07) “…and go hunting.”

Bill Cassidy has challenged Julia Letlow to a series of televised debates as the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate is heating up.  But Cassidy did not challenge the other major candidate in the race, John Fleming.  LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Cassidy likely wants to debate just Letlow to avoid getting ganged up on.

Cut 5 (06) “…against one scenario.”

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The University of Louisiana System filed a lawsuit on behalf of Louisiana Tech against Conference USA Wednesday.  That, after the school’s plans to exit the Sun Belt before the 2026 football season were delayed. The suit claims that Louisiana Tech approached Conference USA with a financial offer providing two full years of conference distributions, but they wanted more. Lincoln Parish Journal Publisher Malcolm Butler estimates the difference at about two-million dollars.

Cut 7 (11) “…the university are.”

In college baseball action, Nicholls scored five runs in the ninth to beat Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi 11 to 7.UT Arlington edged ULM four to three. South Alabama beat Louisiana Tech nine to three. The second ranked LSU baseball team broke out of its offensive slump last night with a 15 to 4 win over Sacramento State. Game two is today at two.