The Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) has issued rules and dates for the first annual “Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday.”[…]
The recreational season for red snapper will close this Friday, Aug. 14 at midnight, in Louisiana and federal waters, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reminded fishermen today.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) is advising boaters to be aware of new boating regulations that will go into effect on Aug. 15, 2009 including new regulations on personal flotation devices (PFD) also known as life jackets.[…]
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) voted to tentatively adopt proposed season dates, bag limits and shooting hours for the 2009-10 migratory waterfowl season at their Aug. 6 meeting.[…]
The fall inshore shrimp season will open in Shrimp Management Zones 1, 2 and 3 at 6 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 10, 2009.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is once again recommending a 60-day season be adopted for ducks and coots.[…]
“An almost forgotten historic site near Many (the Civil War’s Sabine Breastworks) is on its death bed. It will die slowly as it gives way to progress and surrenders to the waters of the giant Toledo Bend Reservoir.”
— Norman Richardson, The (Shreveport) Times[…]
PARA USA is a tough company to love. Being infatuated with a PARA pistol is a lot like being in love with a beautiful but flighty woman. […]
In today’s uncertain economic climate, many boat manufacturers and dealers are reporting lower-than-normal new boat sales. I believe I have discovered a new trend. I call it the boat makeover.[…]
The gaudy neon lights of the Treasure Chest Casino dominated the pre-dawn darkness at the Williams Boulevard Boat Launch in Kenner.[…]
When the Freeman-Custis Expedition explored the Red River in 1806, it became apparent that the river’s odd features hampered its commercial potential.[…]
We were working a large cove off Delacroix’s Bay Shallow, when the redfish gave its location away with a swirling turn much too large to be a mullet.[…]
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits’ Swim Senko has gotten into the swim of things in the swimbait market in a big way. How big?[…]
I seldom pass up an invitation to go fishing, especially from a friend with a new boat. Sometimes the invitation includes an opportunity to solve an electronics problem, but I don’t mind. It usually gives me grist for a column.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
How do you get to the Sandy Point rigs from Grand Isle?[…]
In the marsh, almost everything eats shrimp. And in Louisiana, almost everyone eats shrimp.When I moved to New Orleans 40 years ago, I developed a friendship with my barber, a man named Morris Trippi.[…]