Hunting
LWFC approves DE establishing 2025-26 hunting seasons for Flatwoods Savanna, Bogue Chitto WMAs
The LWFC approved a Declaration of Emergency (DE) establishing 2025-26 hunting seasons for Flatwoods Savanna and Bogue Chitto WMAs.[…]
LDWF news
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LDWF accepting applications for 2025-26 White Lake WCA youth, marsh and rice field waterfowl lottery hunts
The LDWF will conduct two youth waterfowl, 30 marsh waterfowl and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake WCA.[…]
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Body of missing boater recovered from Lake Pontchartrain
Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing boater in Lake Pontchartrain in Tangipahoa Parish on Sept. 3.[…]
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LDWF agents arrest Shreveport man for illegal boat transactions
LDWF enforcement agents arrested a Shreveport man for alleged forgery and filing false public records in Caddo and East Baton Rouge parishes.[…]
Dove
Dove season opens statewide on Sept. 6, 2025
The 2025 dove hunting season begins Saturday, Sept. 6, statewide, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 17, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 720,127 pounds, or 80.5%, of Louisiana’s 2025 annual private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Alligator
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to temporarily close for alligator harvest on Sept. 3-10
The LDWF will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 3-10 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest.[…]
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LDWF: Red snapper landing estimates through Aug. 10, 2025
LA Creel indicates that 630,445 pounds, or 70.4%, of Louisiana’s 2025 red snapper private recreational allocation has been caught.[…]
Dove
LDWF to offer dove lease fields in DeRidder, Colfax on Sept. 6
The LDWF will have lease fields available in DeRidder and Colfax for the opening day of dove hunting season on Sept. 6.[…]
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Shrimping vessel inspection leads to drug and firearm arrest in Iberia Parish
LDWF agents arrested one subject for alleged drug and firearm violations and cited another subject for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Fishing
LDWF schedules drawdown on Lake Martin
The LDWF has scheduled a drawdown on Lake Martin in St. Martin Parish for nuisance aquatic vegetation control.[…]
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LDWF Mother-Child FUN Camp to be held Oct. 10-11 in Baton Rouge
The LDWF will hold its annual Mother-Child Families Understanding Nature Camp Oct. 10-11 at the Waddill Outdoor Education Center.[…]
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Agents cite four subjects for alligator hunting violations in Winn Parish
LDWF enforcement agents cited four subjects for alleged alligator hunting violations on Aug. 6 in Winn Parish.[…]
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State gag grouper season to open Sept. 1 and close Sept. 15
The season for the recreational harvest of gag grouper in Louisiana waters shall open on Sept.1, 2025, and remain open until Sept. 14, 2025.[…]
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LWFC approves resolution setting Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp price at $15
The LWFC adopted a resolution setting the Louisiana Duck Stamp at $15 during its August meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]
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LDWF to hold joint public information meeting on the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area Master Plan
The LDWF and the CPRA will host a public information meeting to discuss the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area Master Plan on August 19.[…]