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State female hunters grow by 6,000 since 2010

Kelsey Hebert, a USA Archery Level 2 instructor at Eunice Archery Range and Gear, draws her bow during a practice session. Hebert is an avid deer hunter. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)

Since at least 2010, female hunter numbers in Louisiana have gone up, from 14,536 to 21,335 last year.
That number could also increase by anywhere up to 3,267 because 3,267 license purchases were made last year with no gender confirmation.

La. National Guard demonstrates disaster readiness

A simulated casualty is transported to a C-130J30 Super Hercules airplane by Airmen with the Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing as part of a joint aeromedical evacuation exercise, Ultimate Caduceus 2015, at the Naval Air Station – Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Belle Chasse, La., in conjunction with the annual Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness' disaster response exercise on Saturday. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Sgt. Paul Meeker, 241st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/Released)

The Louisiana National Guard participated in a statewide disaster response exercise (DRX) designed to test the capabilities of various local, state and federal agencies Saturday.

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