CROWLEY, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a tip that someone was hunting ducks out of season brought an arrest on a number of charges, including possession of a firearm by a felon. Enforcement Division spokesman Adam Einck says Crowley police detained 30-year-old Larry J.... more »
It's been more than a week since Lynn Landry was last seen going to his hunting camp in the Atchafalaya Basin. Relentless search parties finally found his body in the lake not far from that area.
It was a search that hoped for the best, but prepared for the... more »
Sheriff's deputies continue the search for a missing hunter in St Mary Parish. Relatives say 58-year-old Lynn Landry went hunting at his camp near Beehive Shoot in the Atchafalaya Basin Tuesday and didn't return when expected.
Now Landry's family are searching for him around the clock. By day search... more »
SORRENTO, La. (AP) - An alligator hunter has been cited for possessing alligators that were not tagged in the McElroy swamp area in Ascension Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents say they cited 65-year-old Arnold Villeneurve, of Sorrento, on Sept. 2. The agents said Wednesday that Villeneurve was... more »
Press Release: Shortly before midnight, Crowley Police responded to a shooting call in the 1100 block of West 7th Street. Upon officers arrival, they located a black male who had been shot in the driveway of a residence. Officers and ambulance personnel rendered aid to the victim who later died... more »
OBERLIN, La. (AP) - The Allen Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an Oakdale man whose body was found after he failed to return home from a hunting trip. Grant Willis, sheriff's chief deputy, says that officers searching for 55-year-old Robert J. Fontenot found his body at about... more »
Detectives with the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a local hospital. A woman went there after allegedly being raped. The victim says she woke up in an apartment on Adrian Street. After investigating, detectives charged 20 year old Matthew Hunter and 25 year old Anthony James Mora Jr. with... more »
BP's clean-up crews want hunters to know they'll be in the wetlands and to watch where they aim. This weekend kicks-off teal season and BP is taking steps to protect their workers and the shoreline itself. First, crews are going to be held-back until nine in the morning- giving hunters... more »
The Acadiana Outreach Center's annual Hunters for the Hungry Food Drive will be held on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th from 10am - 3pm. Local sportsman and their families are encouraged to clean out their freezers and donate any frozen processed game and fish from the 2009 hunting season. Collection sites will... more »