Fishing
LDWF schedules 2025 drawdown for Iatt Lake
The LDWF and the Louisiana Department of Transportation have scheduled a four-foot drawdown for Iatt Lake in Grant Parish.[…]
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Body of missing boater recovered from Lake Pontchartrain
Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a Metairie man Joseph Grice, 51, this morning, July 3, in Orleans Parish.[…]
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Body of Westwego man recovered from canal in Jefferson Parish
LDWF enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred this morning, July 3, in Jefferson Parish.[…]
Fishing
LDWF agents participating in Operation Dry Water this weekend July 4-6
LDWF Enforcement Division agents will take part in the NASBLA Operation Dry Water weekend from July 4 to July 6.[…]
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Bodcau, Woodworth Shooting Ranges to be closed for Fourth of July holiday
The Bodcau and Woodworth Shooting Ranges will be closed Friday (July 4) for the Fourth of July holiday, the LDWF announced.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 15, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 337,690 pounds, or 37.7%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
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Applications open for Atchafalaya Delta WMA houseboat mooring lotteries for 2025-26 hunting season
The LDWF is offering houseboat mooring sites via lottery on Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife WMA for the majority of the 2025-26 hunting season.[…]
Dove
LDWF accepting applications for Elbow Slough WMA dove and White Lake WCA teal lottery hunts
The LDWF is accepting applications for the Elbow Slough WMA dove lottery hunt and the White Lake WCA teal lottery hunt for 2025.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF to hold public hearings July 26 and July 29 on CWD Control Area expansion NOI
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that restricts supplemental feeding and deer carcass export from the CWD Control Area.[…]
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Gulf Council asks fishermen for information on hogfish
The Gulf Council would like to gain a better understanding of what’s happening with hogfish in the Gulf from fishermen.[…]
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LDWF names Capt. Jason Russo as Louisiana’s new Boating Law Administrator
The LDWF is proud to announce that Capt. Jason Russo has been named the state’s new Boating Law Administrator.[…]
Field Notes
Endless choices
June is the gateway to summer, and this month does offers many outdoor choices for sportsmen across the state.[…]
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Fishing, fuel and the future
This June 18, as we cast our lines into the waters, let’s take a moment to recognize the men and women of the USA energy workforce.[…]
Fishing
Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner stations now at three locations in Louisiana
The LDWF Enforcement Division has been awarded three Sea Tow Foundation Life Jacket Loaner Program stations that are at three locations.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through June 1, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 251,911 pounds, or 28.2%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]
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New recreational wahoo regulations effective June 20
The new wahoo regulations will go into effect on June 20, establishing a five-fish per-person recreational bag and possession limit.[…]