A controversy is brewing in Franklinton as a parent group is using a gun raffle to raise money for the school. Matt Doyle has the story.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is facing a budgetary crisis. After years of operating as a self sufficient agency, the predicted annual 19.8-million-dollars will not be enough to keep up. Cole Garett, Executive Counsel for the LDWF, says they are proposing a bill in the regular legislative session to get rid of most of the current 117 different licenses. By raising some fees, this will help them get matching federal funds …
There would be a reduction in the price of the Sportsman Paradise license from $100.00 to $90.00. Garrett says there would also be increases in the basic fishing and hunting licenses for Louisiana residents to $13.50 and $20.00 respecively…
There has been an increase in the amount of organ donations from opioid addicts. In Louisiana, there has been a 40 percent increase in the last two years. Louisiana Organ Procurement Association spokesperson Kirsten Heintz says the opioid crisis is now colliding with another health crisis. That of the need for life saving organs. It all starts with the decision to donate, which might come from family decision…
There is a concern among some that getting an organ from an opioid addicted person, that the medicine would be transferred to the person obtaining the donation. Heintz says there are plenty of precautions in place to ensure the organs are drug-free…
For the first time in 14 years, a new chairman is at the helm of the Louisiana Republican Party. Louis Gurvich was elected Saturday in a first round victory winning 97 of the 177 votes. One of the first things Gurvich will begin working on is to find a Republican opponent to run against Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards in 2019. He says that starts with a solid foundation…