$2 million nabbed from LDWF in last-minute budget deal

With only one opposing vote out of 144, the Legislature decided, during the final hours of its regular session’s last day, that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries should pay $2 million for various properties already owned by the state to expand existing wildlife management areas and refuges, among other purposes.

200-pound yellowfin tuna landed on bay boat

Even though he’s still a young man, it’s a pretty safe bet Aaron Cortez will never get a bigger birthday present than the one he caught midday Wednesday out of Venice.

Can the Mississippi River help stem coastal erosion?

If there’s one underlying assumption that’s been used to justify the $50 billion cost of Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan, it’s this: We actually have a chance to prevent Southeast Louisiana from drowning in the Gulf because the Mississippi River carries the mud and sand necessary to keep pace with sea-level rise.

300-pound mako shark jumps into anglers' boat

A pair of New Jersey anglers got more than they were looking recently when a 300-pound mako shark leaped into their boat while they were, well, shark fishing.

Boat accident near Venice claims one life, under investigation

One man died and two were injured — one seriously — in a collision yesterday between a 24-foot bay boat and a 28-foot crew boat in Plaquemines Parish near the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said today.

Newman elected to head Ducks Unlimited's board of directors

Louisiana’s John Newman has been elected chairman of the board for the national chapter of Ducks Unlimited, the organization announced.