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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
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.[…]
In order to increase alligator harvest opportunities, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will initiate new alligator lottery hunts on eight Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for the 2008 alligator harvest season.[…]
New federal regulations constraining recreational fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico have raised numerous questions about the basis for the regulations and about the species’ biology. […]
Tensas River NWR would like to announce an informational exchange meeting on the 2008-2009 hunting season for the Refuge.[…]
ALEXANDRIA , VA , July 1, 2008 – In response to a federal court order, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a draft permit for millions of recreational vessels for “normal operational discharges” that could open a Pandora’s box of compliance problems and unfairly subject recreational boaters – including those who own canoes and kayaks – to potential nuisance lawsuits.[…]
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is hosting an informational workshop on Wednesday, June 11 at Destrehan High School, 1 Wildcat Ln., in Destrehan to collect input on current and potential recreational uses and management of natural resources found in the Bonnet Carré Spillway.[…]
BATON ROUGE, La. – A bill that would set in law the right to recreationally fish navigable waters up to the high-water mark is in dire need of angler support, the bill’s author told Louisiana Sportsman.[…]
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, will close the final 30 bays at the Bonnet Carré Spillway today. The Corps began to close bays on Apr. 30.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in cooperation with Bowie Outfitters, in Baton Rouge, is conducting a deer scoring and measuring event this Saturday, May 10 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Bowie Outfitters is located at 8630 Perkins Road.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents made a major bust Monday night of a well-known charter captain who allegedly harvested an incredible amount of red snapper.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has released a new Iatt Lake aquatic plant management plan.[…]
A cooperative investigation involving the Louisiana State Police (LSP) Bureau of Investigation/North District, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division and the LaSalle Parish Sheriff’s Office, has resulted in the arrest of an LDWF enforcement agent and three others in LaSalle Parish.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed the South Farm area on the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) due to flooding conditions.[…]