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.[…]
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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.[…]
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LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Jefferson Davis Parish
The body of Danny Harrison of Lake Charles was turned over to the Jefferson Davis Parish Coroner’s Office following a fatal boating incident.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
New artificial reefs installed in Kincaid Lake to boost recreational fishing
In partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, LDWF biologists, recently deployed new artificial reefs in Kincaid Lake near Alexandria.[…]
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LDWF enforcement agents receive Shikar-Safari Agents of the Year awards at June commission meeting
Two LDWF enforcement agents were honored at the June 3 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting held in Baton Rouge.[…]
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Agents cite two subjects for recreational fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited two subjects for alleged recreational fishing violations in Terrebonne Parish on May 22.[…]
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LDWF agents arrest 13 subjects for DWI on Memorial Day weekend
The LDWF Enforcement Division arrested 13 boaters statewide for alleged driving or operating a vessel while impaired from May 24 to May 26.[…]
Fishing
LWFC adopts NOI to modify the special bait dealer’s permit
The LWFC adopted a NOI to amend the existing permit rules to allow the sale of live bait from the vessels of fishermen.[…]
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LWFC approves NOI to revise civil restitution values for fish and wildlife
The LWFC approved a NOI to revise and update civil restitution values for fish and wildlife for the illegal take of game and non-game species.[…]