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Air quality testing in Venice, Louisiana nearthe DEEPWATER HORIZON oil spill shows level of toxins greater than 100x theamount safe to humans Continued degradation of air quality in coastalcommunities very likely Stuart Smith, Lead Counsel for the GulfOil Disaster Recovery Group which represents the Louisiana Environmental ActionNetwork and United Fishermen’s Association today issued this statement: On April 30, on behalf of citizens living andworking in Louisiana near the British Petroleum catastrophe, the Gulf OilDisaster Recovery Group urged all officials working to resolve this man-madeproblem to deal in facts and with transparency. At the time, we warned we wereon the edge of the worst-case scenario. To the extent BP and its partners have heeded ourwarnings it has been only after entering the U.S. District Court and gainingbinding agreements whereby BP is forced to...

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The storm surge from Hurricane Katrina dumped massive amounts of debris and silt into our waterways. Hurricanes Gustav and Ike added to it. These obstacles are sometimes visible, although much of it lurks beneath the surface of the water. This poses a persistent hazard to boats and fishing gear even three years later.
Shrimpers working in these waters are battling with debris tearing their nets. Recreational boaters sometimes lose lower units, hitting underwater objects. Some run aground in places where post-storm sediment shifts changed the depth and width of waterways, especially at channel openings.
We all face these perils when we head out to fish. The catch of the day should be a redfish or speckled trout, not a car radiator. For the sake of our safety and to restore some of our critical fish habitats, marine debris clean up has become a...

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L.D.W.F. ISSUES LIST OF APPROVED PRIMITIVE WEAPONS FOR 2008-09 PRIMITIVE HUNTING SEASON

Release Date: 07/08/2008

In a response to the recent approval of Act 51, which partly consists of changing the language from a muzzleloader season to a primitive firearm season, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has issued a list of approved primitive firearms for the 2008-09 Primitive Firearm Season.

All of the approved primitive weapons meet the criteria set forth by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission as authorized primitive firearms.  The criteria is a single shot, breech loading, metallic cartridge rifle with metallic cartridges loaded with either black powder or modern smokeless powder, .38 caliber or larger, of a kind or type manufactured prior to 1900 and replicas, and reproductions or...