Outdoors

Learn how to protect your landscaping in colder temperatures with LSU Ag.

ATTENTION HUNTERS! Sheriff Blaise Smith and the deputies of the SMPSO are advising the public to use EXTREME CAUTION when boating/hunting in St. Mary's waters due to the low water levels we are experiencing.

The recreational and commercial seasons for lane snapper in Louisiana waters will close at 12:01 a.m. on November 21, 2022, and will remain closed until January 1, 2023. 

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Trip Ticket staff will accompany Licensing during remote commercial fishing license sales. See when they will be in Bourg, here:

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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.

101% of Louisiana’s 2022 annual private recreational allocation of 809,315 pounds have been harvested to date. The overage will be deducted from the 2023 allocation as payback.

The Terrebonne Parish workshop is scheduled for Jan. 14, 2023.

Hunters For The Hungry Louisiana is once again accepting deer donations at partner processors that are signed up with the organization throughout the state, for the 2022-2023 deer hunting season.

AH-CHOO!!! Oh, seasonal allergies — sneezing, headaches, itchy eyes and coughing — all due to pollen from local, native plants that bloom in autumn. Among many culprits, two of the most common are goldenrod and ragweed.

The dates, locations and provisions for the 2022-23 oyster season have been set.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted a Notice of Intent (NOI) to increase the minimum size limit of spotted seatrout to 13.5 inches total length and to decrease the current daily bag limit to 15 fish.

The season will reopen from 12:01 a.m. Friday, October 7 through 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 14. Along with the eight-day reopening, bag limits will increase to 4 fish per person.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet signed a declaration of emergency to close the recreational red snapper season in state and federal waters off Louisiana at 12:01 a.m. Monday, September 19.

The Melvin Johnson Jr. (Airbase) Splash Pad in Houma has new hours and the season closure date has been announced.