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New Conservation Funding Sources were Created in LA and MS – What’s Next?
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator During the 2022 legislative sessions, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation… Read More
Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program Receives Governor’s Signature
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Earlier this year, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council Member… Read More
2022 Session Highlights for “Sportsman’s Paradise”
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator There was no shortage of initiatives impacting sportsmen and women during the… Read More
Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program Advances to Governor’s Office
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Earlier this year, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council Member… Read More
Recreational Angler Supported Legislation to Regulate Louisiana Pogie Industry Fails to Advance this Session
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator On April 5, 2022, Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member… Read More
Senate Approves Appropriations Request for Louisiana Outdoors Forever Fund
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Earlier this year, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council Member… Read More
Funding for Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program Still in Play
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Earlier this year, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council Member… Read More
Bipartisan Vote Propels Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program to the Senate
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Earlier this year, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive Council Member… Read More
Louisiana Outdoor Forever Program – Louisiana’s Push for a Dedicated Source of Conservation Funding
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive Council Member and… Read More
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Votes to Implement Menhaden Harvest Exclusion Zone
Contact: Mark Lance, Coordinator, Southeastern States Highlights On October 7, 2021, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries… Read More
CSF Participates in LA Outdoor Conservation Study Group Meeting
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Earlier this year, the Louisiana State Legislature adopted House… Read More
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Considers Menhaden Harvest Exclusion Zone
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Commission… Read More
Bill to Modernize Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Licenses Heads to Governor’s Desk: What You Need to Know
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights On April 21, Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member… Read More
Critical Conservation Bills Continue to Move in Louisiana
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights In April, National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Executive… Read More
Louisiana – Critical Conservation Funding and Menhaden Bills En Route to the Senate
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) Member Representative… Read More
Louisiana - Pushing the Pogie Boats Off the Beach
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights: Unlike Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas, Louisiana has no geographic… Read More
Louisiana Sportsmen’s Caucus Steps Up for Conservation Funding
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is in a… Read More
Funding Relief in Sight for Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator Highlights On April 21, Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member… Read More
Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Luncheon at Pentagon Barracks in Baton Rouge
Contact: Mark Lance, Southeastern States Coordinator On October 22, nearly 90 people, including more than 75 caucus members, representatives… Read More
Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Gains Two Senate Co-Chairs
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator On July 27, Senators Gary Smith and Rick Ward accepted leadership positions for the… Read More
Louisiana: Pro-Sportsmen Legislation Signed Into Law
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator Last week, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Governor John Bel Edwards signed a… Read More
Louisiana: Committee Votes Down Proposed Ban on Traditional Ammunition
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director On June 10, the Joint Natural Resources Committee (Committee) voted (15-0)… Read More
Louisiana: Pro-Sportsmen’s Legislation Advances to the Governor’s Desk
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator The 2020 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature adjourned on June 1, and a… Read More
Southeast: 2020 Regional Legislative Update
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator Many legislative sessions across the South were disrupted by COVID-19 this year.… Read More
Southeast: State and Federal COVID Restrictions Begin to Ease
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator Sportsmen and women throughout the South are regaining access to public resources on… Read More
Louisiana: Commission Sets Red Snapper Season and Moves Forward with Regulation Proposals
Contact: Clay Chester, Southeastern States Coordinator The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (Commission) recently held their… Read More
Southeast: 2020 Legislative Updates
Contact: John Culclasure, Southeastern States Assistant Director Many state legislatures in the Southeast were in session during the first… Read More
Louisiana: Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation Attends Coastal Conservation Association Legislative Rodeo
Contact: Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director During the first weekend in August, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF)… Read More
Louisiana: Concurrent Resolutions Impacting Hunter Education in Schools and Chronic Wasting Disease Move in Legislature
Contact: Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director During this past legislative session in Louisiana, two important house concurrent… Read More
Louisiana: Sportsmen’s Caucus Hosts Informational Event on Coastal Land Loss
By Bee Frederick, Southeastern States Director On March 20, the Louisiana Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted a field trip in south… Read More
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