Capt. Ron Price was heading out to Breton Sound to put his clients on some fish this morning (June 8), but was surprised when he came across an oil slick about 2 miles northeast of Baptiste Collette.
“It stunk really bad,” Price said.
Photos and a short video showing the slick are being obtained by LouisianaSportsman.com, and will be posted as soon as possible.[…]
The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed legislation that would authorize the gutting of the Artificial Reef Program, but members of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission questioned today (June 2) the legality of such a raid because the program’s money is part of a constitutionally protected fund.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today (May 25) that Elmer’s Island, which has been closed since May 2010 as a result of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will reopen at noon Friday.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents found the skin and head of a black bear May 19 near a New Iberia subdivision, and are now looking for the person who illegally killed the bear, the agency announced today (May 23[…]
All waterways south of Interstate 12 in Livingston Parish will close at midnight tonight (May 20) by parish officials, according to news agencies.[…]
Assumption Parish officials have implemented no-wake zones near all camps and houses in anticipation of the opening of the Morganza Spillway, expected today (May 14), according to news reports.[…]
Mississippi River water began flowing through the Bonnet Carre spillway this morning (May 9) after the Army Corps of Engineers opened a portion of the control structure to relieve pressure on the levees protecting New Orleans, according to the Associated Press.[…]
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing the setting the recreational gag grouper season to run Sept. 16 through Nov. 15, according to the agency’s newsletter. Public comment on the proposal is being accepted through May 6.
The proposal, announced April 21 in the Federal Register and apparently coming at the behest of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, also includes a temporary rule to reset the commercial gag grouper quota and continue the suspension of the use of red grouper multi-use individual quota commercial allocation.[…]
With turkey season wrapped up, it’s time to choose winners in the 2011 Turkey Photo & Video Contest. LouisianaSportsman.com users will determine the winners, so be sure and visit the contest page now.[…]
Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member Henry Mouton has reportedly reached a deal with federal authorities that would see him plead guilty of taking payoffs from a landfill company in return for working to keep another landfill closed, the Associated Press has reported.[…]
Jet skis could invade several wildlife management areas if a Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission proposal is approved.[…]
LouisianaSportsman.com users can help choose the March winner of the Big Bass Contest by voting from the three photos chosen from among the entries in the monthly contest. This month’s entries include some huge fish caught around the state.[…]
Three public hearings are scheduled next week to provide the public opportunities to comment on the proposed fishing regulations changes on Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake and the Sabine River between the Toledo Bend Dam and Interstate 10.[…]
The swamps of St. Mary Parish aren’t exactly thought of as big-buck terrain, but you’ll never be able to convince Kevin Breaux of that.[…]
Former Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission member Henry Mouton has been indicted for allegedly accepting nearly $500,000 in illegal payoffs to keep a New Orleans landfill closed, according to news reports.
The 64-year-old Mouton, who served on the Commission from 2003 through 2008, was indicted Friday, the Associated Press reported. He is charged with conspiracy, receiving illegal payoffs and making false statements to federal agents, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten said in news reports. Letten also is apparently moving to have Mouton’s assets forfeited.[…]
It’s hard to tell who exactly was the star of the 2011 Bassmaster Classic.
Was it Kevin VanDam, the now four-time Classic winner, who threw 69 pounds of bass on the scales to crush the dreams of 49 other anglers?[…]