21-09-2016 18:00 via wbrz.com

Report questions Louisiana fish safety testing

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana auditors say Gulf oil spill recovery money intended for testing to ensure Louisiana fish were safe for consumers instead paid for unnecessary iPads, cameras, boats and now-missing fishing equipment.The Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office describes the safety program as so mismanaged by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries that it couldn't even declare if the catch was fit to eat.Energy giant BP gave Louisiana millions of dollars for the program aimed at restoring c
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