The U.S. Senate runoffs are rapidly approaching, and a key deadline is right around the corner. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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You won’t need a license to fish in Louisiana this weekend, thanks to LDWF’s Free Fishing Weekend. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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The closed party U.S. Senate runoff elections aren’t until June 27th, but Secretary of State Nancy Landry says there’s an important deadline Saturday.
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(Saturday is the deadline to register for the first time or to make changes to registration.) Those changes could potentially include party affiliation, which is the only way one could cast the opposite party’s ballot in the runoff than the one cast in the May 16th primary. Landry says otherwise, voters will cast the same party’s ballot on June 27th.
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If no-party voters either cast a no-party ballot on May 16th or didn’t cast a ballot at all, they will still have the option on June 27th. And Landry says while early voting normally starts on a Saturday, this time around it’s a little different.
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It’s free fishing weekend in Louisiana. This Saturday and Sunday, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is not requiring a fishing license for anglers in Sportsman’s Paradise. LDWF Fisheries Outreach Biologist Joshua Porter says it’s a great opportunity to find a new summer hobby or spend time with the family.
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Just because you don’t have a license, though, doesn’t mean you don’t still have to follow the rules. Porter says you can find all the information you need before you cast on the LDWF website.
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If you’re not sure where to go, LDWF has stocked ponds across the state that are freshly filled. Porter encourages new anglers and families to visit one of these sites for the best chance of bringing home something to fry.
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A full list of all 17 sites, as well as fishing tips and recipes, can be found on the LDWF website.
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The 76th Louisiana Peach Festival is this weekend in Ruston. Experience Ruston President Tori Davis says festivities have already started throughout the week, and the peach parade kicks off the weekend tonight at 6:00. The real spectacle, though, begins Saturday.
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The Peach Festival is one of the oldest agricultural festivals in the state, and Davis says Ruston has gotten pretty good at doing all things peach. She says if you can think of a food, they can find a way to put a peach in it.
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This year’s peach fest was jeopardized after a mid-march freeze dropped lows to 22 degrees, killing a significant amount of local farmers’ peach crops. Davis says the vendors worked to bring in extra peaches from South Carolina to make sure there would be enough for the festivities.
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The first bill Governor Landry has vetoed this year is Senate Bill 125 by Lafayette Democrat Gerald Boudreaux. It’s a bill that would have increased the maximum compensation to those who had been wrongfully incarcerated.
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Senator Boudreaux says his bill got the support of every single lawmaker – except for the one that mattered.
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In his veto letter, Landry stated, among other things, that the bill fails to ensure that the process is fair, accountable and protected against abuse, especially in light of rising costs and fewer dollars for the state to work with. Boudreaux says while he accepts the governor’s explanation and the bill’s fate, he’s nonetheless disappointed.