Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
The Duck Queen of Plaquemines Parish
Albertine Kimble is a duck hunter in Plaquemines Parish. She explains how leveeing has prevented the Mississippi River from flowing its natural course.[…]
Plaquemines Parish
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Two Jefferson Parish men cited for recreational fishing violations in Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two men for alleged multiple recreational fishing violations on March 21.[…]
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Metairie man cited for commercial guide violations in Plaquemines Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Metairie man for alleged commercial guide violations in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
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Three people convicted in 2013 fatal boating incident in Plaquemines Parish
Three people were convicted in 25th Judicial District Court of Plaquemines Parish for their roles in a fatal boating incident that occurred in 2013.[…]
Hunting
LDWF: Department will not enforce Plaquemines Parish hunting fee ordinance
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries confirmed in a written statement on Monday that they, in fact, would not be enforcing an ordinance passed last spring in Plaquemines Parish that will require hunters on parish-owned land outside the levees to sign a hold harmless agreement — and pay an annual fee that will cost $50 for parish residents and $250 for non-residents.[…]
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Plaquemines Parish to charge hunting fees on parish-owned land outside the levees
An ordinance passed unanimously with little fanfare last April by the Plaquemines Parish Council will require duck and deer hunters who go on parish-owned land outside the levees to sign a hold harmless agreement — and pay an annual fee that will cost $50 for parish residents and $250 for non-residents.[…]
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Rabbit hunters cited for alleged violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested one Alabama man and cited another for alleged wildlife and criminal violations in connection with a rabbit-hunting license-check stop on Jan. 3 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
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Alleged nighttime rabbit poachers cited in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Port Sulphur residents for allegedly spotlighting rabbits early Monday morning on Highway 23.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three cited for alleged oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Port Sulphur men for alleged oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish this week.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited multiple boats in Plaquemines Parish last weekend for alleged shrimping violations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Buras man cited for allegedly shrimping during closed season
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Buras man for allegedly using skimmers during a closed shrimp season on July 12 in Plaquemines Parish, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two more cited for oyster violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men on Wednesday for alleged oyster violations in Bayou Terre Aux Boeufs in Plaquemines Parish, according to a news release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited for alleged shrimping violations in Plaquemines Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four men for allegedly using skimmers during a closed shrimp season on May 10 in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Fishing
Slidell man cited for alleged crab trap theft in Plaquemines Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Slidell man for alleged crab trap theft in Plaquemines Parish on May 11.[…]
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Plaquemines Parish Council introduces new ordinance to axe mud boat restrictions
After Thursday night’s council meeting, it looks like the controversial Plaquemines Parish mud boat ordinance might really be dead in the water this time.[…]
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Plaquemines Parish mud boat ordinance not to be vetoed, Lafayette attorney says
The Plaquemines Parish president apparently has no plans to veto a controversial mud motor ordinance passed by the council earlier this month — despite a request from the measure’s author to scrap it entirely, according to a Lafayette attorney.[…]