Outdoor

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.

La. whooping crane population adds record 8 wild hatched chicks

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.
Virginia creeper, left, and poison ivy, right, grow alongside each other on a trail in the Clark Creek Natural Area. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Virginia creeper, left, and poison ivy, right, grow alongside each other on a trail in the Clark Creek Natural Area. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Leaves of three, let it be

You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Leaves of three, let it be.” For those who have spent time in the great outdoors, this is a rite of passage, much like the art of making s’mores. So, what am I talking about, and why is this important?
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents display fish seized aft4er four people were arrested in Vermilion Parish on Dec. 1. (Submitted photo)

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents display fish seized aft4er four people were arrested in Vermilion Parish on Dec. 1. (Submitted photo)

Eunice man among 4 cited for recreational fishing violations in Vermilion Parish

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited four individuals for alleged recreational fishing violations in Vermilion Parish on Dec. 1.

Juvenile whooping cranes released at White Lake WCA

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) added three whooping cranes last week to its experimental population as it seeks to re-establish the state’s whooping crane population.

Body of missing boater recovered from Chicot Lake

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating incident that occurred in Evangeline Parish on Oct. 6. The body of Daniel R. Reed, 71, of Jennings, was recovered from Chicot Lake around 9 a.m. on Thursday.