BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Lawmakers in the House backed a proposal Monday declaring that fox pen hunting is part of Louisiana's folklife heritage and should be preserved, despite criticism the state would be giving special status to a "blood sport."

The House voted 68-16 to approve the measure by Rep. Sherman Mack, R-Livingston, who called fox pen hunting part of the state's culture.

The sport involves fenced-in preserves where hunting dogs are trained to pursue foxes.


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