Louisiana Sportsman

Design work to begin on Terrebonne Parish sediment pipeline project

May 5, 2015 Special report from Thibodaux Daily Comet

Design work on a billion-dollar sediment pipeline project in Terrebonne Parish is expected to begin soon.[…]

Search and rescue teams still looking for missing Denham Springs man on Upper Grand River

May 4, 2015 From News Reports

Search and rescue teams are currently looking for a 61-year-old Denham Springs man who apparently slipped off a houseboat Friday evening on the Upper Grand River in Iberville Parish.[…]

Value of fishing lost in closure of launch

May 1, 2015 Andy Crawford

I’m not what most would consider an anti-government ranter. I’m not a big-government fan, either. I just believe government has a role in our lives that probably can’t be rolled back without great pain to us all.[…]

LDWF issues advisory on spread of cogongrass

April 29, 2015 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is advising private landowners that cogongrass, which grows in dense mats and rapidly displaces native vegetation, is spreading into much of Southeast Louisiana, as well as some western and central parishes.[…]

LDWF announces dual closures on Elmer’s Island for beach and dune restoration project

April 16, 2015 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced a two-phase closure on Elmer’s Island for the Caminada Headland Beach and Dune Restoration Project, according to a press release.[…]

Sperm whale checks out research ROV off Louisiana coast

April 15, 2015 Andy Crawford

Researchers aboard the Nautilus, a research vessel making a tour through the Gulf of Mexico, received a special gift when a sperm whale swam laps around the remotely operated underwater vehicle nearly 2,000 feet below the surfac[…]

Volunteers to install ‘floating islands’ this weekend near Grand Isle

April 15, 2015 From News Reports

In support of Earth Day next week, project volunteers and students from Grand Isle, Larose and Golden Meadow schools will build about 6,000 square feet of new wetland island habitat just north of Highway 1 this weekend.[…]

Sediment diversions building land in marshes east of the Mississippi River

April 14, 2015 Patrick Bonin

BURAS, LA. – When Capt. Ryan Lambert started guiding 35 years ago, the habitat on the west side of the Mississippi River at Buras was much different than it is today.[…]

Miami Corporation land manager welcomed to LWFC on Thursday

April 2, 2015 From News Reports

Lafayette’s Chad J. Courville was welcomed Thursday morning at his first Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting in Baton Rouge.[…]

Honda lawn mowers

April 1, 2015 Louisiana Sportsman

The Honda HRXVKA and HRXVYA lawn mowers feature the all new Honda Select Drive. You can select your desired speed range and engage the Select Drive control handle to match your mowing stride, then the control handle becomes an integrated part of the lawn mower handle bar for maximum comfort.[…]