Outdoor

Wood stork, wading bird viewing set at Sherburne WMA

Harlan Kirgan
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.

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.

Agents cite 5 for duck hunting violations

Harlan Kirgan
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

Harlan Kirgan
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.
Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Seafood testing campaign raises awareness of foreign shrimp use

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A new round of genetic seafood testing conducted for a state advisory panel detected foreign shrimp that was falsely presented as domestic in a small percentage of the restaurants sampled in New Orleans, despite a new state law that forbids the practice.
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)

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

Harlan Kirgan
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

Harlan Kirgan
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

Harlan Kirgan
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.
Perry Pitre Jr. with a black bear paw. (Submitted photo)

Perry Pitre Jr. with a black bear paw. (Submitted photo)

2 La. hunters harvest bears where Teddy Roosevelt hunted

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
The recently concluded Louisiana black bear hunting season, administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), produced an impressive harvest by 10 hunters in northeast Louisiana. For two of those hunters, Fisher Brown and Perry Pitre Jr.