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Fishing pier at Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area. (Submitted photo)

Fishing pier at Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area. (Submitted photo)

Fishing pier completed at Boggy Bayou Boat Launch on Spring Bayou WMA

Trey Iles/ riles@wlf.la.gov
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Construction of a new fishing pier by the Spring Bayou Restoration Team at the Boggy Bayou Boat Launch on Spring Bayou Wildlife Management Area (WMA) has been completed, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.

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Drawdown for Henderson Lake begins Monday

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 1, 2025
By Sherry Douzat sdouzat@wlf.la.gov Continuing their long-standing collaboration to enhance the overall health of Henderson Lake, and based on the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recommendations, the St. Martin Parish Government has scheduled a drawdown for Henderson Lake in St.

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Eunice City Lake stocked with Florida Bass fingerlings

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries The Eunice City Lake was stocked with 1,200 Florida Bass fingerlings by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Section.

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Wood stork, wading bird viewing set at Sherburne WMA

Trey Iles/ riles@wlf.la.gov
Friday, July 18, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their Wood Stork and Wading Bird Viewing Event on Aug. 2 at the South Farm of the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (WMA) complex. The event will be from 7-10 a.m.
The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 2025 Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest.

The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 2025 Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest.

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State Duck, Goose Calling Contests set Aug. 16

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, July 18, 2025
The Gueydan Duck Festival is proud to host the 2025 Louisiana State Duck and Goose Calling Contest. The contest will be held Aug. 16, at the Gueydan Civic Center in Gueydan.

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Agents cite 5 for duck hunting violations

Adam Einck / aeinck@wlf.la.gov
Monday, February 10, 2025
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited five subjects for alleged migratory game bird violations in Jefferson Davis and Evangeline parishes in two separate cases.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Deer in St. Landry Parish pen test positive for CWD

Trey Iles/ riles@wlf.la.gov
Friday, February 7, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is alerting the public of three additional chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). The recent detections in Concordia, St.
An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

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Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds

Elise Plunk / Louisiana Illuminator
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching the Environmental Protection Agency’s goals.

LDWF assessing winter saltwater fish kills

Rene LeBreton / rlebreton@wlf.la.gov
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
After the recent freezing temperatures, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has received numerous reports of fish kills.

Some hunting seasons extended due to the recent winter storm

Rene LeBreton / rlebreton@wlf.la.gov
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Since Louisiana has experienced a historic winter storm event, which closed many roads in most areas of the state and prevented many hunters from engaging in recreational hunting opportunities for several days during the open season.