BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says commercial licenses can now be renewed online. People who have commercial licenses from the department can renew them at www.wlf.louisiana.gov/licenses . Until now, commercial licenses could be renewed only by mail or in person at the department's... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says Friday is the deadline to apply for its free summer day camps in Baton Rouge. The camps are for children 12 to 16 years old who don't have a hunter or boater education certificate. They're scheduled June... more »
HOSSTON, La. (AP) - A 41-year-old Hosston man was booked with attempted arson after allegedly shooting a Roman candle into a young pine plantation, state Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said. Kevin Lee Dumas is free on $50,275 bond, according to the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office. "Northwestern Louisiana has... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is looking for private fields to lease for public hunts on the opening day of dove season. The department has leased recently harvested grain fields or freshly cut pastures on the opening day of dove season since 1994.... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it will lower the level of Lake Bruin from Sept. 6 until Dec. 15 to replace a disabled water control structure. The department says lowering the water level 4 ½ feet below pool stage will also allow... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reminds people that it has a 24-hour litterbug hotline to report people throwing trash from a vehicle, trash blowing out of a pickup truck bed, or illegal trash or dump sites. Vehicular reports should include the road location and... more »
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries warns duck hunters to watch out for oil spill cleanup work. Duck season runs Nov. 13 through Jan. 30. The department says the Coast Guard and spill response workers will start work late this weekend to reduce crowding at... more »
Due to military training exercises, the Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area (WMA) will be closed for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) scheduled Oct. 30-31 either sex hunt. The Fort Polk WMA may be open in limited areas for the Oct. 30-31 either sex hunt.
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BATON ROUGE, La. -- Today, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission ordered an immediate opening of all state inshore and offshore territorial waters to recreational angling, including charter boat angling. The areas opened today by the commission do not include the recreational harvest of shrimp, crabs or oysters. Prior to... more »