Right-to-Hunt Attack on Louisiana Debt Collection Law Advances

A challenge to Louisiana state debt-collection statute can proceed because the plaintiffs showed sufficiently that the law may violate the state’s constitutional guarantee of the right to hunt and fish, a state tribunal announced Tuesday.

The Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals said the two single moms had met their burden by alleging that the state’s debt-collection practices forced them to choose between paying for essentials or making debt payments and violated their constitutional rights..

Chairman Francis J. “Jay” Lobrano rejected the state’s argument that the challenge was too vague.

Louisiana law requires a party challenging a statute to “specifically plead ...