Events & Announcements
Information sought on West Bay W.M.A. fires
On the afternoon of Nov. 5, four fires broke out in separate wooded areas on the 60,000-acre West Bay Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located in Allen Parish.[…]
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L.W.F.C. approves 2009 turkey hunting season regulations
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission officially adopted the 2009 turkey hunting season dates and regulations at their Nov. 6 meeting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for black drum violations in Lafourche Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents cited two fishermen for alleged fishing violations on Oct. 19 in Lafourche Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Marine debris project and website expanded
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has enhanced its Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project website.[…]
Events & Announcements
Louisiana men arrested for killing alligator
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents arrested four Louisiana men for allegedly killing a nearly 12-foot female alligator considered to be a local icon in the St. Francisville area on Oct. 8.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program making progress on Black Lake
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Aquatic Plant Control Program made substantial progress in the treatment of hydrilla on Black Lake during the summer of 2008.[…]
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New restrictions on canvasbacks and scaup for upcoming waterfowl season
With the first waves of fall migrant ducks and geese starting to show up in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is reminding eager hunters about the changes for the 2008-09 migratory waterfowl season.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. verifies two cougar sightings
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received photographic evidence of the second and third documented cougar occurrences in the state in recent history.[…]
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L.D.W.F. issues partial closure for the Sherburne W.M.A. shooting range complex
Due to damage caused by Hurricane Gustav, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has temporarily closed two portions of the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) shooting range complex.[…]
Events & Announcements
Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet
The Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008.[…]
Fishing
Marinas ready to open in Grand Isle
Grand Isle, recovering from a double whammy from Gustav and Ike, could have power as early as this weekend.[…]
Events & Announcements
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge closed until further notice due to impact of Hurricane Ike
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge until further notice due to the impact of Hurricane Ike.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. extends 2008 alligator harvest season
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
New boat registration act becomes law
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.[…]
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White Lake rice field and marsh lottery hunt applications being accepted
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the 2008 waterfowl marsh and rice field lottery hunts on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area.[…]
Fishing
L.D.W.F. reopens Iatt Lake to fishing
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reopened Iatt Lake in Grant Parish on Sept. 10 to fishing due to Hurricane Gustav’s heavy rains.[…]