The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development completed the rebuilding and repairs to the Ostrica Locks, and it is back in operation and open to marine traffic.[…]
The 2011 Bassmaster Classic features 15 anglers who have never fished the world-championship event, but some of those so-called Classic rookies are a lot more seasoned than their status implies.[…]
Grand Point bass angler Matthew Hymel and I were anticipating a sunny sky and warming temperatures as we launched at Bayou Segnette, but by the time we got to the Tank Ponds on the west side of Lake Cataouatche it was obvious the clouds weren’t going anywhere. We both silently wondered if we would even get a bite.[…]
It seemed strange to motor past the area where all the other boats were turning in, but that’s exactly what we did.[…]
In 2007, Alabama angler Boyd Duckett busted the myth that a Bassmaster Classic can’t be won at home. So, thanks to Duckett, no one can hang that old “home-state curse” on 2011 Classic qualifier Greg Hackney of Gonzales.
Hackney will be the sole representative of his state when he competes in the Feb. 18-20 Classic on the Louisiana Delta out of New Orleans.
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Good-looking waitresses and bartenders get hit on multiple times every shift. The reasons are obvious: The girl breaks the ice, she’s necessarily friendly, and she’s willing to take orders.[…]
State enforcement agents cited two East Ascension men on Jan. 12 for allegedly shooting deer at night, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said in a press release.[…]
“Odyssey – an extended adventurous wandering.” Thus saith the dictionary in defining the word. For Kevin Breaux, a 42-year-old sugar cane farmer from Franklin, the odyssey he was on lasted four hunting seasons and reached its climax on Jan. 14 when the swamp monster buck he’d been after since 2007 finally dropped his guard.[…]
Two men were cited this week after Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents allegedly caught them with 65 speckled trout in Golden Meadow.[…]
Gazing from atop the Empire Bridge in southern Plaquemines Parish, one can see literally thousands of white PVC pipes sticking up from atop oyster beds.
Prior to Hurricane Katrina, this area was home to the state’s largest oyster operation.[…]
Jared Hebert and 14-year-old daughter Lunden had an agreement when they headed to their East Baton Rouge Parish hunting club Christmas day: Lunden would be allowed to shoot a doe for her first deer, but there were stipulations attached to her killing a buck.[…]
In two separate incidents, four men were busted for allegedly catching and keepng 146 speckled trout on Jan. 12 in Golden Meadow, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Jackson’s David Hill arrived home from work Dec. 29 after working a dog shift, and hurried to the little 100-acre piece of property he hunts in East Feliciana Parish.[…]
I finally got a chance to get back to one of the spots where I have found tremendous hog activity down at the Atchafalaya Delta WMA. The tide was high and the wind was blowing from the south, all conditions I need to get to this location over the high sandbars.[…]
A coalition of coastal-restoration groups teamed with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last Thursday (Dec. 17) to install 400 “Gulf Saver Bags” at Pass a Loutre Wildlife Management Area, the LDWF announced.[…]
A Solitude man was arrested in connection with the theft of ATVs in an investigation that included the recovery of 10 ATVs reported stolen in recent weeks, The Advocate reported yesterday (Dec. 21).[…]