Monthly Archives: June 2021

Registration now up for Sweetwater tournament

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Catch Cormier

Registration for the Big Bass Tournament of our 2nd annual Gulf Coast Sweetwater Classic is now online.  Part fly fishing festival and part tournament, the Sweetwater Classic will again be held out of scenic Percy Quin State Park near McComb, … Continue reading →

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Time runs out for HB535

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Catch Cormier

As mentioned in our last post, HB535 – the bill to create a nearshore exclusion zone along the Louisiana coast – was sent to a conference committee to work out differences between the amended bill passed by the Senate and … Continue reading →

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Where HB535 stands with one day to go

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Catch Cormier

House Bill 535 in the 2021 Louisiana legislative session, sponsored by Rep. Joe Orgeron, is still alive but on life support as of this writing. As readers may recall, it was introduced in response to a failure by the LDWF … Continue reading →

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