Louisiana Sportsman

The LWFC approved a notice of intent (NOI) for changes to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Wildlife Rehabilitation Program.[…]

Construction has been completed on a new observation platform at South Farm on the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area.[…]

LDWF Enforcement Division agents wrote 24 citations for alleged recreational fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish on July 25 and 26.[…]

The operator of a vessel that was involved in a fatal boating incident on the Tickfaw River was sentenced on Aug. 1 in Livingston Parish.[…]

Youth from across Louisiana proved they are among the best in the nation in outdoor skills at the 2025 YHEC National Championship.[…]

Construction of a new fishing pier by the Spring Bayou Restoration Team at the Boggy Bayou Boat Launch on Spring Bayou WMA has been completed.[…]

LDWF agents responded to the complaints on July 24 and found a fleet of menhaden boats between Taylor’s Bayou and Wine Island.[…]

Honorably discharged military veteran residents may purchase a recreational hunting and fishing combination license for $20 beginning Aug. 1.[…]

The St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake to manage aquatic vegetation and improve fisheries habitat.[…]

LDWF agents in conjunction with the STPSO Marine Patrol successfully rescued a stranded boater on July 25 in St. Tammany Parish.[…]

The LDWF Enforcement Division taught boating patrol courses to the Louisiana State Police troopers in Grand Isle from July 21-25.[…]

LA Creel indicates that 516,946 pounds, or 57.8%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation of red snapper have been caught.[…]

The LDWF is delaying the start of a previously scheduled drawdown of Lake Bistineau, located in Webster, Bossier, and Bienville parishes.[…]

The LDWF and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their Wood Stork and Wading Bird Viewing Event on Aug. 2 at the South Farm.[…]

A Longleaf Pine Restoration and Management Landowner Field Day and Workshop was held June 27 at the Marsh Bayou WMA in Evangeline Parish.[…]

The LDWF Inland Fisheries Section stocked approximately 5.3 million freshwater sportfish into 56 waterbodies statewide.[…]