I watched the LWF commission meeting last week and Melancon emphatically said he ABSOLUTELY supports state management of red snapper (says that in the article as well). The issue he has with the bill (also stated in the article) is supporting an unfunded mandate. If the feds strip funding away, then where is the money going to come from? In the article, some of the other states are assuming that federal $ will still be there, but no one really knows for sure. Hate to have to find $ for something AFTER a bill passes.
Would like to see LAS and/or Todd Masson actually show both sides of the story and interview Melancon. Melancon mentioned a nola.com article and that he was upset with it.
Thats my very unbiased take on the situation
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