Events & Announcements
Notice of intent amended to add deer to list of nuisance wild quadrupeds
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a notice of intent Nov. 6 that adds deer to the list of nuisance wild quadrupeds.[…]
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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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Marine debris project and website expanded
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has enhanced its Gulf of Mexico Marine Debris Project website.[…]
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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.[…]
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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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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.[…]
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Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet
The Slidell Ducks Unlimited Annual Banquet will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2008.[…]
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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.[…]
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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.[…]
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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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D’Arbonne Lake spillway gates to open in September for fall drawdown
Through the cooperative management efforts of the Bayou D’Arbonne Lake Watershed District and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish will be lowered 5 feet below normal pool stage beginning Sept. 2, 2008 and ending Jan. 15, 2009.[…]
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John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir scheduled for drawdown beginning September 2
The John K. Kelly – Grand Bayou Reservoir Commission has requested a third in a series of up to five consecutive drawdowns to help control hydrilla in the 2,500-acre lake.[…]
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L.D.W.F. to hold alligator lottery hunts
In order to increase alligator harvest opportunities, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will initiate new alligator lottery hunts on eight Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) for the 2008 alligator harvest season.[…]
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New web page addresses red snapper questions
New federal regulations constraining recreational fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico have raised numerous questions about the basis for the regulations and about the species’ biology. […]
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Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge hosts informational exchange meeting regarding the upcoming 2008-2009 Refuge hunting season
Tensas River NWR would like to announce an informational exchange meeting on the 2008-2009 hunting season for the Refuge.[…]