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Drawdown completed on Wham Brake in Russell Sage WMA
The LDWF has completed the drawdown and application of aerial herbicide to the Wham Brake Impoundment on Russell Sage WMA.[…]
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Agents cite subject for possessing over the limit of mourning doves in Webster Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited a Minden man for an alleged mourning dove hunting violation on Sept. 9 in Webster Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana 2025-26 deer season opens in some areas Sept. 20
The LDWF has announced that the 2025-26 Louisiana deer hunting season will begin Sept. 20 in Areas 3, 7, 8 and 10 when archery season opens.[…]
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LDWF Enforcement Division awards first ever Louisiana Boating Educator of the Year
The LDWF Enforcement Division awarded their inaugural Louisiana Boating Educator of the Year Award at the LWFC meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
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LDWF agents cite 32 subjects for dove hunting violations on opening weekend
LDWF enforcement agents cited 32 subjects for alleged dove hunting violations on the opening weekend of the 2025-26 dove hunting season.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF to host 2025 Atchafalaya Basin Freshwater Recreational Fisheries public meeting
The LDWF will host a public meeting on the current state of recreational freshwater fishing in the Atchafalaya River Basin on Sept. 18.[…]
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LDWF schedules drawdown for Clear-Smithport Lake in Desoto Parish
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown of Clear-Smithport Lake for giant salvinia control, organic sediment reduction and fish habitat improvement.[…]
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Portion of Highway 975 on Sherburne WMA to be closed Sept. 15 by DOTD
A portion of Highway 975 through Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is scheduled to be closed from Sept. 15, 2025-June 12, 2026.[…]
Hunting
LWFC approves DE establishing 2025-26 hunting seasons for Flatwoods Savanna, Bogue Chitto WMAs
The LWFC approved a Declaration of Emergency (DE) establishing 2025-26 hunting seasons for Flatwoods Savanna and Bogue Chitto WMAs.[…]
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LDWF accepting applications for 2025-26 White Lake WCA youth, marsh and rice field waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth waterfowl, 30 marsh waterfowl and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake WCA.[…]
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Body of missing boater recovered from Lake Pontchartrain
Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing boater in Lake Pontchartrain in Tangipahoa Parish on Sept. 3.[…]
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LDWF agents arrest Shreveport man for illegal boat transactions
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Shreveport man for alleged forgery and filing false public records in Caddo and East Baton Rouge parishes.[…]
Dove
Dove season opens statewide on Sept. 6, 2025
The 2025 dove hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 6, statewide, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 17, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 720,127 pounds, or 80.5%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest on Sept. 3-10
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 3-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 10, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 630,445 pounds, or 70.4%, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]