Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited 12 subjects during the months of January and February for alleged illegal deer hunting activity in St. Landry Parish. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited 12 subjects during the months of January and February for alleged illegal deer hunting activity in St. Landry Parish. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Night hunting case in St. Landry Parish leads to 12 arrests in largescale deer investigation

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 2:23pm

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited 12 subjects during the months of January and February for alleged illegal deer hunting activity in St. Landry Parish.
Brannon Buller, 28, of Ville Platte, was arrested on 20 counts each of hunting deer during illegal hours, hunting from a public road, and hunting from a moving vehicle. He was also cited for tagging another person’s deer, possession of over the limit of deer, and eight counts of selling deer.

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Best practice when encountering injured or orphaned wildlife is to leave it alone, undisturbed, LDWF advises

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 10:12am

The best thing to do when encountering injured or orphaned wildlife is to leave it alone and undisturbed advises the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Each year LDWF receives calls from concerned citizens who have found what they believe to be orphaned or abandoned mammals. It is against the law to capture, transport or possess mammalian wildlife and generally, those animals are better off left where they are found.

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Port Barre kayker who died identified

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 4:22pm

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a boating fatality that occurred in St. Landry Parish on Jan. 18.
The body of Thomas Godeaux, 50, of Port Barre, was recovered from the Old Courtableau waterway around 3:40 p.m. Monday.
LDWF agents received a call around 1:30 p.m. Monday about a kayak that capsized in Old Courtableau. Agents arrived on scene and learned from eyewitnesses that Godeaux was in a kayak when it capsized. Godeaux attempted to swim to the bank but went under the surface of the water and did not resurface.

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Academy on Tuesday graduated its 33rd class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division agents at a ceremony in Baton Rouge. Back row,from left, are Maj. Travis Huval, Joshua Segrest, Michael Darbonne, Garrett Kirkland, Shea Schexnaydre, Katie Matthias, Evan Hoek, and Sgt. Justin Lowery). Front row, from left, are Col. Chad Hebert, Dylan Armentor, Jacob Cramer, Salvador Mangano, Ryan Durand, Jacob Stelly, Dustin Nash, and Capt. Clay Marques. (Submitted photo)

Wildlife & Fisheries graduates law enforcement cadets

Thu, 12/03/2020 - 9:13am

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Academy on Tuesday graduated its 33rd class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division agents at a ceremony in Baton Rouge.
After eight months of training at the academy including two separate breaks due to the coronavirus, 12 newly commissioned agents are ready to begin enforcing hunting, fishing and boating regulations that govern the use of the state’s natural resources.

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