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Gov. Jindal doesn’t remember you
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.[…]
General
Events & Announcements
Corps workshop seeks input on Bonnet Carré Spillway Master Plan
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
Water access bill in need of angler support
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
Bonnet Carré Spillway to be closed completely today
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. And Bowie Outfitters To Hold Deer Scoring And Measuring Event On May 10
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
Popular captain caught with more than 900 red snapper, DWF says
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
Iatt Lake Aquatic Plant Management Plan Announced
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has released a new Iatt Lake aquatic plant management plan.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Enforcement Agent Among Four Arrested During Drug Trafficking Investigation
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
Sherburne W.M.A. South farm area closed due to rising river
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program MAKES PROGRESS at Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Division completed a week-long herbicide spray project at Lake Bistineau on April 11 as part of a long-range plan to regain control of aquatic plants on the northwest Louisiana water body.[…]
Events & Announcements
Shell Road closed on the Three Rivers W.M.A. due to floodwaters
Due to rising floodwaters from the Red River, Shell Road on the Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in lower Concordia Parish is closed until further notice.[…]
Events & Announcements
Corps to open Bonnet Carré Spillway
VICKSBURG, Miss.– Heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley is prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to open the Bonnet Carré Spillway on Friday, April 11, 2008, for the first time in 11 years.[…]
Currents
Wait a minute, the Classic is coming here?
The Bass Anglers Sportsman Society is either much, much smarter than me, or a whole lot stupider.[…]
Columns
Fundrasier
A benefit at the Lake End Park in Morgan City will be held on March 29, 2008 for Ali Aucoin. Ali, a four year old little girl of Morgan City, daughter of Jarrod and Spring Aucoin, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor.[…]
Currents
New secretary has diverse outdoor interests
When Gov. Bobby Jindal began his search for the man to succeed Bryant Hammett as secretary of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, he could have located someone whose head contained a mental encyclopedia on deer hunting.[…]
Currents
Two laws destroy rights of hunters, anglers
Two laws that were added to the books in this decade designed to protect the rights of hunters and anglers have done more to damage our rights than at any time since Iberville set foot on our silty soil.[…]