Louisiana Sportsman

Deer tag harvest cards now available on-line

October 26, 2006 From News Reports

The new deer tag harvest cards for the 2006-07 deer hunting season can now be downloaded and printed from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Web site.[…]

Angler shatters Gulf swordfish record

September 20, 2006 From News Reports

Exactly 2 years to the day, and almost to the exact hour, that Hurricane Ivan struck Orange Beach, Ala., the Gulf of Mexico swordfish record was broken. Angler Del Sawyer, along with Capts. Randy Howland and Robby Griffiths and crew of the Sea Reaper III, hooked the swordfish at 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 16.[…]

Judge rules much of Mississippi River off-limits to anglers

August 31, 2006 Andy Crawford

The right of outdoorsmen to fish and hunt on navigable waters was issued a stunning defeat Aug. 29 when a federal judge ruled that the public has no “right to fish and hunt on the Mississippi River.”[…]

Dove fields available to public

August 31, 2006 Todd Masson

In addition to opportunities on several wildlife management areas, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is making three private fields available to dove hunters on opening day.[…]

Harvard study checks for mercury in La. anglers

August 10, 2006 Todd Masson

My wife has always said I have brain damage.

Now she may have actual physical evidence.[…]

NOAA predicts larger-than-normal Dead Zone this year

July 24, 2006 From News Reports

A team of scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and Louisiana State University is forecasting that the “Dead Zone” off the coast of Louisiana and Texas this summer will be larger than the average size since 1990.[…]

Major spill closes Calcasieu Ship Channel

June 22, 2006 From News Reports

The CITGO Lake Charles Manufacturing Complex, the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office have established a Unified Command to manage the clean up and recovery of a major oil spill in the Calcasieu Ship Channel near Lake Charles.[…]

Volunteers needed for Calcasieu debris marking

June 14, 2006 From News Reports

Hurricane Rita scattered residential, industrial and vegetative debris throughout the Calcasieu Lake estuary system, creating a hazard for recreational and commercial boaters, as well as their vessels and gear.[…]

Public invited to comment on future of Breton, Delta

June 12, 2006 From News Reports

The public is invited to have a voice in the future of two area national wildlife refuges at a public meeting to be held on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at the Old Metairie Branch of the Jefferson Parish Public Library, at 2350 Metairie Road, from 6:30–8:30 p.m.[…]