Events & Announcements
LOWA Youth Journalism Contest winning essays
Here are the first place essays from each division. For a complete list of all winners and their essays, click here.[…]
News Breaker
General
Labadieville man cited for allegedly killing 49 seagulls in New Orleans area parking lot, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 30-year-old Labadieville man for alleged Migratory Bird Treaty Act violations related to a Sept. 2 incident at an Elmwood parking lot.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s Archery in Louisiana Schools program gains in popularity
With another school year underway, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is seeking additional students for the Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS) program.[…]
News Breaker
Louisiana state waters to open concurrently with feds for recreational red snapper season beginning on Oct. 1
With the recent announcement by NOAA Fisheries confirming a 14-day fall red snapper season starting Oct. 1 in federal Gulf of Mexico waters, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced state waters will open during the same time period.[…]
Events & Announcements
Thistlethwaite WMA bridge replacement project underway, LDWF says
The Rice Field Road bridge over Bayou Wauksha on Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area is being replaced by the Williams Gas Company and won’t be completed until July of 2014, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Texas men arrested for stealing crabs on Bayou Black, LDWF says
Two Orange, Texas men were arrested last week and cited for crab theft and other fishing violations in connection with an incident on Bayou Black in Cameron Parish, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
ULM anglers win 2013 Ranger Cup University Fish-off
Two college anglers representing the University of Louisiana-Monroe won the Ranger Cup University Fish-Off over a team from Tennessee Tech Sunday on a private lake in Oklahoma.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Still waiting for big speck push near Biloxi Marsh, Lake Borgne
After the first cool front of the season, the redfish bite remains consistent in the Biloxi Marsh, but conditions are setting up right for speckled trout to begin making a more definitive push inside coastal marshes and bays, according to a fishing guide.[…]
News Breaker
Last weekend’s cool front pushed more teal into Louisiana
What so far has been a miserable teal season got a slight boost on Sunday morning after the first cool front of the season pushed through the state over the weekend.[…]
Events & Announcements
National Hunting and Fishing Day to be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 28
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day on Sept. 28 at four locations across the state.[…]
Alligator
13-foot-4-inch, 760-pound alligator taken in West Baton Rouge Parish
As James “Jimbo” White peered through the scope of his .243 and lined up about a 50-yard shot on a massive alligator sunning himself on a bank in West Baton Rouge Parish, he developed a serious case of “alligator fever.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hackney, Sportsman TV film episode near Venice
Capt. Sal Gagliano of Southeast Charters (504-782-7593) pulled up within trolling distance of a satellite rig south of Venice on Wednesday morning.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Construction underway on Bayou Amy boat launch in Henderson
Construction has begun on a boat launch on Bayou Amy directly across from the Atchafalaya Basin western guide levee in Henderson, according to a press release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish bite steady while specks move into marshes near Dularge, guide says
Specks have begun their initial move into the coastal marshes near Dularge, and Capt. Marty Lacoste said the arrival of an expected cool front this weekend should only improve trout fishing as fall approaches.[…]
Deer Hunting
Hunters reminded of similarities between wild hog, bear silhouettes
As deer season prepares to ramp up and hunters begin to trek into the woods and marshes across the state, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries would like to remind everyone of the similarity between wild hog and black bear silhouettes.[…]
Events & Announcements
Detour necessary to access Sherburne WMA’s South Farm via I-10
Anyone needing access to Sherburne Wildlife Management Area’s South Farm from I-10 in Ramah will need to detour while a bridge is replaced, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]