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Sportsmen and Women Unite in Court Case Challenging State Ownership of Louisiana Lake

Arkansas BHA Chapter
News for Immediate Release Feb. 1, 2019 Contact: Katie McKalip, BHA, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Rebecca Triche, LWF, 225-362-9007, rebecca@lawildlifefed.org John Devney, Delta, 701-471-4235, jdevney@deltawaterfowl.org            Beaux Jones, Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC, 504-569-2900, bjones@bhbmlaw.com   Groups jointly file amicus brief in appeal of case that would affect managementof wildlife habitat, reduce public access at Catahoula Lake   BATON ROUGE, La. – ...
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Public Waters Access Bill Fails in the State Legislature

Arkansas BHA Chapter
News for Immediate Release April 18, 2018 Contact: Katie McKalip, 406-240-9262, mckalip@backcountryhunters.org Legislation would have guaranteed public access to some tidal waters located above private water bottoms; sportsmen vow to press on  BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana House of Representatives has rejected a bill that would have codified the public’s ability to access certain waters in the state for fishing, hunting and other recreational uses. Overall the bill, which failed to ...
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