Columns
Ruger’s 1911
It has been noted that what you get today for a reasonable price in a 1911 pistol would have cost you a lot extra just a few years ago.[…]
General
Events & Announcements
A&E ducks for cover, reinstates Phil Robertson
Media reports indicate that A&E has reinstated Phil Robertson and will resume taping Duck Dynasty next spring with the entire Robertson family.[…]
Columns
Horses for conservation law enforcement
Within a few days after beginning employment with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in 1977, I was riding a bucking bronco on the banks of Bayou Nachitoches in Avoyelles Parish.[…]
Events & Announcements
Almost 3,000 acres added to Ouachita WMA, LDWF says
The Ouachita Wildlife Management Area has expanded to more than 13,000 acres through a lease agreement now in place between the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[…]
Events & Announcements
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson suspended by A&E for homosexual remarks
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E’s Duck Dynasty program based in West Monroe, was suspended Wednesday for anti-gay comments he made in an interview with GQ, according to media reports.[…]
Events & Announcements
Injured bald eagle in Beauregard Parish returned to the wild
A female adult bald eagle found injured in Beauregard Parish by a work crew late in October was rehabbed and returned to the wild, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Coastal Projects
Coastal restoration on the cheap
Coyotes aren’t the first animals that come to mind when Louisianians think about species benefitting from coastal restoration. Nonetheless, South Lafourche Levee District President Windell Curole said the 40-plus-mile stretch of levee that runs from Larose to Golden Meadow and back is inundated with them.[…]
Coastal Projects
In comparison
While the South Lafourche Levee District managed to orchestrate a marsh creation project for only $20,000 an acre, the reality of restoration work in Louisiana is that such undertakings are usually more expensive.[…]
Events & Announcements
Labadieville man pleads guilty to September sea gull killing in Home Depot parking lot
A 29-year-old Labadieville man pleaded guilty in Eastern District Federal Court in New Orleans on Dec. 10 to illegally killing 49 sea gulls in the Elmwood Home Depot parking lot.[…]
Events & Announcements
‘Naturally N’Awlins’ Frank Davis dies at 71
Frank Davis, who appeared on WWL-TV in New Orleans for more than 30 years, died on Monday at the age of 71, according to media reports.[…]
Events & Announcements
2014 Bass Championship Open scheduled
Last March, St. Martinsville’s Andre F. Cazelot and Brooke Morrison of Youngsville walked away with a cool $14,000 after rising to the top of the two-day Yamaha-Skeeter Louisiana Sportsman Bass Championship Open.[…]
Events & Announcements
2014 Archery in Louisiana Schools state tournament set for March 1
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Archery in Louisiana Schools program will begin registering students on Dec. 15 for the 2014 ALAS state tournament slated for March 1 in Alexandria.[…]
Events & Announcements
LPB chronicles the comeback of the Louisiana black bear
Louisiana Public Broadcasting producers and photographers spent a year following biologists on the forefront of the Louisiana black bear recovery effort to create the latest episode of Alive! In America’s Delta.[…]
Columns
It’s hunting, folks
“Wow, that’s awful! Why on earth (would you) kill this poor creature? Damn!”[…]
General
LifeProof nüüd case
LifeProof nüüd for Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII is the first waterproof, all-protective smartphone case without a screen cover.[…]
General
MONARCH 5 Binoculars
Three new models have been added to the Nikon MONARCH 5 binocular line, with each featuring 56 mm objective lenses that provide sharp, high-contrast views.[…]