One scenic river exemption expired Aug. 1. Another began the same day.
Louisiana loosened its scenic rivers law twice this year — a five-year suspension on the West Pearl, and a new class of permits issued with no public comment.
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The plan to transfer part of the Kisatchie, and why Grant Parish rejected it
A local businessman's plan would move about 140,000 acres of Louisiana's only national forest into local hands. The parish unanimously said no — and now he says he'll try again.
What is the Kisatchie National Forest?
Louisiana's only national forest sprawls across seven parishes. Here's how it got there, what it does, and how untaxable federal land still pays local governments.