Events & Announcements
Marine debris project and website expanded
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has enhanced its Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project website. […]
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Louisiana men arrested for killing alligator
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents arrested four Louisiana men for allegedly killing a nearly 12-foot female alligator considered to be a local icon in the St. Francisville area on Oct. 8. […]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program making progress on Black Lake
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Aquatic Plant Control Program made substantial progress in the treatment of hydrilla on Black Lake during the summer of 2008. […]
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New restrictions on canvasbacks and scaup for upcoming waterfowl season
With the first waves of fall migrant ducks and geese starting to show up in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is reminding eager hunters about the changes for the 2008-09 migratory waterfowl season. […]
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L.D.W.F. verifies two cougar sightings
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received photographic evidence of the second and third documented cougar occurrences in the state in recent history. […]
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L.D.W.F. issues partial closure for the Sherburne W.M.A. shooting range complex
Due to damage caused by Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has temporarily closed two portions of the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) shooting range complex. […]
Events & Announcements
Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet
The Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008. […]
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Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge closed until further notice due to impact of Hurricane Ike
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge until further notice due to the impact of Hurricane Ike. […]
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L.D.W.F. extends 2008 alligator harvest season
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Robert Barham has signed a declaration of emergency to extend the 2008 wild alligator season to official sunset on Oct. 19, in both zones, due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. […]
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New boat registration act becomes law
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Licensing Section advises all commercial and recreational fishing boat owners that Act 35 of the 2008 Legislature requires certain owners to register their boats. […]
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White Lake rice field and marsh lottery hunt applications being accepted
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the 2008 waterfowl marsh and rice field lottery hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. […]
Fishing
L.D.W.F. reopens Iatt Lake to fishing
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reopened Iatt Lake in Grant Parish on Sept. 10 to fishing due to Hurricane Gustav’s heavy rains. […]
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Applications for Bayou Pierre W.M.A. lottery waterfowl hunts now being accepted
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for the Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lottery waterfowl hunts until Oct. 3. The hunt dates are Nov. 15-16 and Dec. 20-21. […]
Deer Hunting
L.D.W.F. reminds hunters of deer tagging regulations in effect for 2008-09 hunting season
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will enforce deer tagging regulations during the 2008-09 hunting season and urges hunters to become familiar with the steps in the process before the season begins. […]
Events & Announcements
D’Arbonne Lake spillway gates to open in September for fall drawdown
Through the cooperative management efforts of the Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed District and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish will be lowered 5 feet below normal pool stage beginning Sept. 2, 2008 and ending Jan. 15, 2009. […]
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John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir scheduled for drawdown beginning September 2
The John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir Commission has requested a third in a series of up to five consecutive drawdowns to help control hydrilla in the 2,500-acre lake. […]