October 3, 2022
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.
September 15, 2022
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.
September 9, 2022
The Melvin Johnson Jr. (Airbase) Splash Pad in Houma has new hours and the season closure date has been announced.
August 30, 2022
Houma resident Jeff DeBlieux couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw a green CCA Alabama tag from a tarpon caught on August 28 that matched a tag he put on in July 2021.
Read about the one-in-a-million-chance here:
August 21, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will launch its exciting new Fishing Course Series aimed at offering ongoing short but informative training sessions throughout the state on […]
August 19, 2022
The monarch butterfly has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature on its Red List of Threatened Species. Habitat […]
June 10, 2022
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the latest private recreational red snapper landing estimates through May 29, 2022. LA Creel, LDWF’s near real-time landings […]
June 10, 2022
During the 2019 Legislative Regular Session, Senate Bill No. 65 amended the escape ring requirements by allowing the lower chamber escape rings to be located no […]
June 7, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has experienced a high volume of questions regarding the new license requirement for roadside crabbing. In response, LDWF […]
June 3, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June […]
June 3, 2022
It has come to the attention of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division that immediate special considerations need to be made when […]
April 7, 2022
The 2022 private recreational red snapper season will begin on Friday, May 27 in both state and federal waters. The season will run weekends only (Friday, Saturday, […]
November 15, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced that several changes made to Commercial License in the 2021 Legislative Session go into effect today (Nov. […]
November 9, 2021
Over the last two weeks, adult-sized channel catfish were stocked in Get Out and Fish! ponds across Louisiana. Hurry on over to one of the seventeen […]
October 19, 2021
The Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries is hosting a free fishing day event Saturday, October 30 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Bayou Country Sports […]