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La. Wildlife Federation calls for lights out for fall bird migration

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is calling upon residents and businesses throughout the state to join others in turning off bright or excess lighting from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. each day through Nov.

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LDWF schedules drawdown on Chicot Lake in September

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has scheduled a drawdown on Chicot Lake in Evangeline Parish for reduction of giant salvinia and for fish habitat improvement. The water control structure is scheduled to open on Sept. 5 and the lake should dewater at a rate of 1.

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Drawdown scheduled for Henderson Lake

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 21, 2023
Continuing a 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.
Senior Agent Joshua Segrest makes his way through the mud to get to the stranded boaters. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Senior Agent Joshua Segrest makes his way through the mud to get to the stranded boaters. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

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LDWF agents rescue couple from Southwest Pass in Vermilion Parish

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, July 7, 2023
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents rescued a husband and wife after their boat got stuck in Vermilion Parish on July 3. Agents were notified around 5:30 p.m.
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited two Evangeline Parish men for alleged fishing violations in Rapides Parish on June 9.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited two Evangeline Parish men for alleged fishing violations in Rapides Parish on June 9.

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Agents cite Ville Platte men in Rapides Parish for fishing with a battery

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 16, 2023
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited two Evangeline Parish men for alleged fishing violations in Rapides Parish on June 9.

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Agents cite Evangeline Parish man for turkey hunting violations

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Turkey Creek man for alleged turkey hunting violations on March 25 in Evangeline Parish. Agents cited Darwin W. Nelson, 43, for hunting turkey over a baited area and contributing the delinquency of a juvenile.
Juvenile whooping cranes released last week at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

Juvenile whooping cranes released last week at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries photo)

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Juvenile whooping cranes released

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, November 18, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) recently added 10 whooping cranes to its experimental population, the most since the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Graduate students working in Rodrigo Diaz’s lab searched the Gulf Coast for evidence of an invasive insect, the roseau cane scale, in the fall of both 2021 and 2022. (Photo by Rodrigo Diaz/LSU AgCenter)

Graduate students working in Rodrigo Diaz’s lab searched the Gulf Coast for evidence of an invasive insect, the roseau cane scale, in the fall of both 2021 and 2022. (Photo by Rodrigo Diaz/LSU AgCenter)

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Insect infesting coastal cane expanding range eastward

Rebecca Chaisson
Thursday, November 17, 2022
An invasive insect that could be weakening stands of roseau cane across the Mississippi River Delta has spread farther east along the Gulf Coast, according to surveys performed by LSU AgCenter researchers. Native to China and Japan, the roseau cane scale was initially found in Louisiana in 2016.
A whooping crane cares for its chick, hatched during the 2022 nesting season in Louisiana.

A whooping crane cares for its chick, hatched during the 2022 nesting season in Louisiana.

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La. whooping crane population adds record 8 wild hatched chicks

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, September 9, 2022
The 2022 breeding season was a big success for Louisiana’s experimental whooping crane project as eight wild hatched chicks have fledged and been added to the Louisiana population.