November 6, 2024
LDWF would like to remind waterfowl hunters of restrictions regarding the harvest of mottled ducks during the regular duck season.
October 5, 2024
The 2024 Red Snapper season was one of Louisiana’s best fishing seasons yet. Thanks to the active management allowed by LA Creel, Louisiana anglers were able […]
October 5, 2024
The annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder, from October 15 through November 30 of each year, is approaching. This […]
September 13, 2024
The 2024 teal hunting season begins Saturday, September 14 statewide and runs through September 29, 2024 the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced.
September 4, 2024
Find out what's included in the sales tax exemption and what's not.
September 2, 2024
Louisiana offshore anglers can take advantage of Labor Day lagniappe this weekend! Gray Triggerfish fishing has been open since Aug. 1, the recreational season for Red Snapper remains open, and the recreational season for Greater Amberjack opened Sunday, Sept. 1.
September 1, 2024
The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery is now open to state hunters through Sept. 25, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently announced.
August 31, 2024
LDWF's near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 849,993 pounds, or 91% percent, of Louisiana’s 2024 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been harvested during the 2024 Red Snapper season.
August 24, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will conduct two youth waterfowl lottery hunts, 30 marsh waterfowl lottery hunts, and 30 rice field waterfowl lottery hunts on White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area this fall.
August 20, 2024
The populations of BBWDs have grown exponentially in the last two decades throughout the southeast US. Not only are their populations expanding into residential and metropolitan areas, but they are also creating agricultural losses for rice farmers in southwest Louisiana.
August 11, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation (LAWFF) are teaming up to present two Women’s Fishing 101 Workshops this fall. The workshops are open to women over the age of 18 who are looking to become knowledgeable and confident anglers.
August 3, 2024
LA Creel, LDWF's near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 657,996 pounds, or 70.4% percent, of Louisiana’s 2024 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been harvested during the 2024 Red Snapper season.
July 29, 2024
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) released the latest private recreational Red Snapper landing estimates through July 14, 2024. LA Creel, LDWF's near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 656,241 pounds, or 70.2% percent, of Louisiana’s 2024 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been harvested during the 2024 Red Snapper season.
July 21, 2024
LA Creel, LDWF's near real-time landings data collection program, indicates that 607,581 pounds, or 65.0% percent, of Louisiana’s 2024 annual private recreational allocation of 934,587 pounds have been harvested during the 2024 Red Snapper season
July 15, 2024
A team of conservationists from Audubon Zoo and the U.S. Forestry Service recently released six young Louisiana Pine Snakes in the Kisatchie National Forest in north-central Louisiana. Louisiana Pine Snakes are widely considered one of the rarest snakes in the country