Louisiana Sportsman

May 13, 2026

Union Parish hunter shoots trophy 10-pointer

November 3, 2014 Greg Hicks

If you talk to any biologist and ask what it takes to get the biggest possible size from a whitetail buck’s rack, they’ll all tell you pretty much the same thing: Age.[…]

New Iberia man drowns Thursday night near Lake Fausse Pointe State Park

October 31, 2014 Patrick Bonin

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Thursday night drowning near Lake Fausse Pointe State Park that was originally called in to authorities as an alligator attack.[…]

Two Bridge City men sentenced for illegal red snapper sales in 2012

October 30, 2014 From News Reports

Two men pleaded guilty this week to illegal red snapper sales relating to a Sept. 9, 2012 incident when agents were able to purchase 655 pounds of fish from them in Bridge City.[…]

Larose 7th-grader shoots 162-inch Catahoula Parish buck

October 30, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Noah Callais’ favorite subject is science, but he probably needs to focus more on math — just to keep track of the scores of all the big bucks he’s already taken down at the early age of 13.[…]

Marksville hunter shoots 13-point palmated buck in Rapides Parish

October 29, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Lots of hunters spend countless hours and days in the stand without ever seeing hide nor hair of a deer, but Jarred Chatelain had an entirely different kind of problem on a recent hunt in Rapides Parish.[…]

PFDs, kill switch save Crowley youths in boating accident , LDWF says

October 29, 2014 From News Reports

Two 16-year-old boys from the Crowley area survived a boating accident Sunday afternoon in Rapides Parish in large part because they took proper safety precautions, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

‘Scrabble Buck’ goes down in DeSoto Parish

October 28, 2014 Patrick Bonin

It’s not too often that a heavy-horned 8-point interrupts a rousing game of smartphone Scrabble, but that’s pretty much what happened to Jim and Christy Hay Saturday morning.[…]

Final cast of the day yields 11-pound Toledo Bend lunker

October 28, 2014 Chris Berzas

Linda Smith and her boyfriend, Jimmy Bosarte, had a routine workday planned for Oct. 18 at their boathouse near McGee’s Landing on Toledo Bend.[…]

Florida team wins IFA Redfish Tour Championship in Houma

October 27, 2014 From News Reports

Geoff Page and Rick Murphy gambled on making the 108-mile run run to Venice each day of the IFA Redfish Tour Championship, and their decision won them the title.[…]

Kids experience hunting, outdoors during Dream Hunt Weekend

October 27, 2014 Patrick Bonin

Jeff Warren recalled his love of fishing, hunting and the outdoors being instilled in him at a very young age by his father.[…]

Court throws out suit seeking prominent E15 warning labels

October 24, 2014 Jerry Dilsaver

The U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia on Oct. 21 threw out the most-recent case involving ethanol fuel labeling, reasoning that the groups bringing the complaint – including the recreational boating industry – don’t have standing because they “cannot show members have suffered or are suffering with an injury that is traceable to the misfueling regulations.”[…]