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Houma Courier
April 24, 2018
Most of that sediment then gets dumped right back in the water: either in the Gulf of Mexico or in deeper parts of the same waterway, where the current is ... projects are along the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Calcasieu rivers, all of which are among Louisiana's most heavily dredged waterways, Haase said.
The Advocate
April 22, 2018
On one hand, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges tens of millions of cubic yards of the stuff out of local waterways every year in its effort to keep ... Most of that sediment then gets dumped right back in the water: either in the Gulf of Mexico or in deeper parts of the same waterway, where the current isÃâà...
The Advocate
April 17, 2018
The Louisiana House rejected a hotly debated bill Tuesday that would have opened up closed waters for public access and navigation. House Bill 391, which failed 58-38, essentially would have allowed recreational fishermen to fish in some privately owned waters and waterways without fear of legalÃâà...
Daily Comet
April 14, 2018
Kevin Pearson, R-Slidell, delivered a stack of petitions signed by anglers who favor the measure, noting that 80 percent of Louisiana's waterways are ... “CCA Louisiana is recommending the Louisiana Legislature create a special task force to address the complex and contentious waterway access issue,”Ãâà...
The Daily Iberian
April 8, 2018
Kevin Pearson's HB 391, a bill staunchly supported by the Louisiana Sportsmen's Coalition. ... Overall economic impacts to this state as it loses public waterways could be staggering for a $1.5 billion recreational fishing industry supporting more than 13,000 jobs, according to the American SportfishingÃâà...
NOLA.com
December 31, 1999
Louisiana lawmakers and courts interpret the public's right to waterways differently. In recent ... For decades, most coastal waterways were treated as public, regardless of ownership. ... But by the 1990s, the state began interpreting any waterway as private unless it was expressly declared public in 1812.
