Tweet Jan. 21, 2020 – The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries stocked seven water bodies around the state today with 2,300 pounds of adult-size rainbow trout. This effort is part of the department’s Get Out and Fish! program, which makes it easy … Continue reading →
Tweet The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will be stocking seven water bodies around the state with 2,300 pounds of adult-size rainbow trout on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This effort is part of the department’s Get Out and Fish! program, which … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.–Crappie regulations on Eagle Lake, a shared waterbody between Madison Parish, LA, and Warren County, MS, have become permanent. The regulations include a daily creel limit of 30 fish per day and a minimum total length limit … Continue reading →
Tweet Grant Bushnell shows off his rainbow trout caught at Purple Heart Memorial Park. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries will be stocking 4,400 pounds of rainbow trout at 13 Get Out and Fish! community fishing ponds throughout the … Continue reading →
Tweet Recreational Red Snapper Season to be Open Seven days a week 8 Baton Rouge, La. — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to modify the recreational red snapper season from … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.–The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will again host its annual Derelict Crab Trap Rodeo volunteer cleanup events during the month of February. The Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program was initiated by LDWF in 2004 … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.– The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will offer new and renewals of commercial fishing licenses, trip ticket training, and motorboat registration from the following locations: Bourg Office November 19-21, 2019 467 Texas Gulf Road Bourg, LA 8 … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.– The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will offer new and renewals of commercial fishing licenses and motorboat registration from the following locations: Bourg Office November 19-21, 2019 467 Texas Gulf Road Bourg, LA 8 a.m. … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.–The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today that the creation of the Lake Borgne Shell Pad, Grand Banks, West Karako Bay and Cabbage Reef artificial reef sites has begun. The reefs will eventually boost the … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, La.– Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to open the recreational red snapper season for an additional day on the Veterans Day Holiday, Monday, November 11, 2019. This … Continue reading →
Tweet Recreational Red Snapper Season to Reopen for Weekends Only Until Further Notice, LDWF Announces BATON ROUGE, La.–Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season on … Continue reading →
Tweet Beyond the Bayou is excited to announce the “Ultimate Cajun Country Adventure.” On this tour, guests will explore the swamp at Lake Martin Wildlife Refuge with a naturalist guide, take Cajun cooking lessons with a private chef, bust a … Continue reading →
Tweet New phone numbers to report sea turtle and marine mammal strandings in Louisiana are now available. The public is encouraged to report strandings as soon as possible with as much information, such as photos and GPS location, as can … Continue reading →
Tweet BATON ROUGE, LA – Louisiana’s Seafood Future released a report that summarizes a year of outreach to the Louisiana seafood industry. The report’s findings draw on public meetings with and surveys completed by seafood industry members in the last … Continue reading →
Tweet Baton Rouge, LA –For the second consecutive year, Gov. John Bel Edwards joins the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs (LDVA), and the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana (CCA) in announcing a … Continue reading →
Tweet The mooring dock is located next to the fishing pier and is designed to assist boaters with launching. Progress continues on the Bussey Brake Wildlife Management Area renovation project in Morehouse Parish. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ … Continue reading →
Tweet Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to reopen the recreational red snapper season for the next two weekends. The Friday to Sunday dates will be: 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. … Continue reading →
Tweet The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has corrected an error published in a news release regarding the final rule for the 2019 fall blue crab harvest regulation. The Sept. 5 news release stated that the 35-day closure prohibited … Continue reading →
Tweet At its September 6, 2018 meeting, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted a Notice of Intent to change regulations for the recreational and commercial harvest of blue crabs in 2019. The rule prohibits the recreational and commercial take … Continue reading →
