Oil Spill News Releases

LDWF Announces More Fishing Openings
Tuesday - April 26, 2011
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HBO Documentary Tracks Pelican Rescue Mission During Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response
Tuesday - April 19, 2011
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LDWF Announces Major Commercial Fishing Reopening
Monday - April 11, 2011
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LDWF Investigates Two New Reports of Oiling
Monday - March 21, 2011
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Governor Jindal Announces State Investing $12 Million in Emergency Restoration Funding for Louisiana Coast, Not Waiting for BP
Tuesday - March 1, 2011
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State and Local Officials Highlight Remaining Oiled Louisiana Coast in Bay Jimmy
Friday - January 7, 2011
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LDWF and State Officials Finalize $2.56 Million Agreement with BP for Fishing License Revenue Losses
Tuesday - December 21, 2010
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LDWF Reopens Commercial Crab Fishing in Mississippi River Delta
Monday - November 8, 2010
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LDWF, State Officials Partner with New Orleans Hornets, Launch Louisiana Seafood Market
Friday - November 5, 2010
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LDWF Opens Additional State Waters to Shrimp and Finfish Harvest
Thursday - October 28, 2010
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Large Orange Mass in Gulf Algal Bloom, Not Oil, Conclude LSU Scientists
Wednesday - October 27, 2010
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NOAA, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Audubon Nature Institute Return Sea Turtles to Gulf Waters
Thursday - October 21, 2010
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LDWF Announces Fishing to Resume in Portions of State Waters in the Barataria Basin
Thursday - October 14, 2010
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NOAA Reopens More than 5,000 Square Miles of Federal Waters Just in Time for Red Snapper Season
Friday - October 1, 2010
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LDWF Announces Fishing to Resume in State Waters West of Bayou Lafourche
Friday - September 24, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES RETURN TO NORMAL FISHING ACTIVITY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Thursday - September 23, 2010
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Red Snapper Season to Reopen on Weekends Beginning October 1
Wednesday - September 22, 2010
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LDWF Secretary Again Asks BP to Fund an Extensive Seafood Testing, Certification and Marketing Plan
Wednesday - September 15, 2010
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LDWF Begins Process of Reopening Commercial Fishing in Terrebonne and Timbalier Bays by Collecting Seafood Samples for Federal Testing
Thursday - September 9, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Advisory for Teal Hunters in Oil Spill Impacted Areas
Friday - September 3, 2010
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FDA and NOAA Agree with LDWF on Sampling in Closed Fishing Areas East of the Mississippi River
Wednesday - September 1, 2010
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Birds Saved from Deepwater Horizon Oil Impacts Released at Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area
Friday - August 27, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Announces Significant Reopenings to Commercial Crabbing in Plaquemines, St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes
Saturday - August 21, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Reopens All State Waters to Recreational Angling
Friday - August 20, 2010
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LDWF Announces the Opening of Commercial Crab Fishing in Significant Areas West of the Mississippi River
Friday - August 20, 2010
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Governor Jindal Announces Funding for Fishery Resource Monitoring Program, Calls on BP to Fund Long-Term Seafood Plan
Thursday - August 19, 2010
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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Calls Special Meeting
Wednesday - August 18, 2010
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Louisiana Commercial Fishing Moves Forward with Additional State Water Openings
Monday - August 16, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Reopens Portions of State Waters in Lafourche, Terrebonne, Plaquemines and Jefferson Parishes to Commercial Fishing
Saturday - August 14, 2010
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Assistance Available for Louisiana Shrimp Harvesters
Thursday - August 12, 2010
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Rehabilitated Brown Pelicans Released at Rabbit Island in Cameron Parish
Thursday - August 5, 2010
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Chauvin Man Arrested by LDWF Agents for Falsifying Trip Tickets
Thursday - August 5, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Agents Arrest Two Men for Falsifying Trip Ticket Documents
Wednesday - August 4, 2010
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Foundation Donates G.P.S. Camera to L.D.W.F. Enforcement Division
Friday - July 30, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Announces Reopening of Commercial Fishing Areas
Thursday - July 29, 2010
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L.D.W.F. Opens Mississippi River Delta to Recreational Fishing
Thursday - July 29, 2010
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Agenda Announced for Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission August Meeting
Thursday - July 29, 2010
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Sixteen Birds Saved from Deepwater Horizon Oil Impacts Released at Rockefeller State Wildlife Refuge
Wednesday - July 28, 2010
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L.W.D.F. Reviewing Trip Ticket Information
Monday - July 19, 2010
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Shrimp Seasons to Close in Portions of Zones 1 and 3
Friday - July 16, 2010
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Update on Oiled Wildlife and Marine Life Recovered Along Louisiana's Coastline
Wednesday - July 14, 2010
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LDWF and Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Announce Large-scale Opening to Recreational Fishing
Wednesday - July 14, 2010
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LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION CALLS SPECIAL MEETING
Tuesday - July 13, 2010
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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Overturns Decision to Allow Recreational Catch and Release Fishing in Closed Areas
Thursday - July 8, 2010
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LDWF Announces Fishing Opening in a Portion of Plaquemines Parish East of the Mississippi River to Fishing
Wednesday - July 7, 2010
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LDWF Modifies Recreational Closures to Allow Catch and Release Fishing for Finsish
Tuesday - July 6, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURES IN PORTIONS OF PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, ORLEANS AND ST. TAMMANY PARISHES
Monday - July 5, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURES IN PORTIONS OF PLAQUEMINES AND ST. BERNARD PARISHES
Monday - July 5, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURES IN A PORTION OF ST. BERNARD PARISH
Friday - July 2, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURES IN PORTIONS OF TERREBONNE, PLAQUEMINES, ST. BERNARD, LAFOURCHE AND JEFFERSON PARISHES
Thursday - July 1, 2010
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LDWF Announces Fishing Openings in Portions of Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jeffserson and Plaquemines and a Closure in St. Bernard
Friday - June 25, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES FISHING OPENINGS IN PORTIONS OF BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND OTHER LAFOURCHE INSIDE WATERS
Wednesday - June 23, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES FISHING OPENINGS IN PORTIONS OF LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONNE PARISHES
Thursday - June 17, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES FISHING OPENINGS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN ST. BERNARD PARISH
Tuesday - June 15, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES FISHING OPENINGS IN LOWER PLAQUEMINES PARISH
Monday - June 14, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES AMENDS FISHING CLOSURE SOUTH OF COCODRIE IN TERREBONNE PARISH
Friday - June 11, 2010
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LDWF Amends Fishing Closure in Southern Portion of Breton-Chandeleur Sounds and Adjacent State Outside Waters East of the Mississippi River
Wednesday - June 9, 2010
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LDWF Amends Fishing Closure West of the Mississippi River in Port Sulphur and Empire Area, Plaqumines Parish
Tuesday - June 8, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES AMENDS FISHING CLOSURE
Monday - June 7, 2010
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LDWF AMENDS FISHING CLOSURES IN PORTION OF BARATARIA BASIN
Sunday - June 6, 2010
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Oiled Impacted Birds Released at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area
Friday - June 4, 2010
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LDWF Rescues 35 Oiled Brown Pelicans in Grand Isle Area
Friday - June 4, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURE IN TERRITORIAL SEAS IN VERMILION PARISH
Wednesday - June 2, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES AMENDS FISHING CLOSURE IN NORTHEAST PORTION OF ST. BERNARD PARISH
Wednesday - June 2, 2010
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OILED IMPACTED BIRD COLLECTION CONTINUES ALONG LOUISIANA COAST
Wednesday - June 2, 2010
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State Officials Submit Letter to BP Outlining Proposed Seafood Safety Program
Saturday - May 29, 2010
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LDWF AMENDS FISHING CLOSURE IN NORTHEAST PORTION OF ST. BERNARD PARISH
Friday - May 28, 2010
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LDWF SETS SPRING SHRIMP SEASON DATES FOR ADDITIONAL PORTIONS OF ZONE 1
Friday - May 28, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES FISHING CLOSURE IN PORTIONS OF LOWER LAFOURCHE AND TERREBONNE PARISHES AND REOPENS TERRITORIAL SEAS SOUTH OF MARSH ISLAND
Friday - May 28, 2010
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LDWF AMENDS FISHING CLOSURES IN PORTION OF BARATARIA BASIN
Thursday - May 27, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES RE-OPENING OF PORTION OF INSIDE WATERS IN WESTERN TERREBONNE PARISH
Wednesday - May 26, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES OPENING OF SPRING SHRIMP SEASON IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LAKE BORGNE AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND
Wednesday - May 26, 2010
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LDWF Issues Additional Recreational and Commercial Fishing Closure in the Territorial Seas near Marsh Island
Wednesday - May 26, 2010
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LDWF Re-opens State Territorial Seas south of Marsh Island to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Monday - May 24, 2010
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Video: Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation
Sunday - May 23, 2010
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Video: LDWF Surveys Oil Damage at Pass a Loutre WMA
Sunday - May 23, 2010
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LDWF Modifies Closures in Portion of Inside Waters East of Grand Isle to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Saturday - May 22, 2010
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LDWF Modifies Closures in Portions of the Barataria and Terrebonne Basins and Territorial Seas to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Saturday - May 22, 2010
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LDWF Recovers Two Oil-Impacted Sea Turtles
Friday - May 21, 2010
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LDWF Modifies Closures in Portion of Territorial Seas Below Barataria Bay and Inside Waters West of Bayou Lafourche to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Friday - May 21, 2010
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Modifies Closures in Portion of Territorial Seas West of Caminada Pass to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Thursday - May 20, 2010
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LDWF Biologists Document Oil at Elmer's Island
Thursday - May 20, 2010
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LDWF Modifies Closures in Portion of Territorial Seas Including Barataria to Caminada Passes for Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Thursday - May 20, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES BIOLOGISTS RESCUE FIRST OILED SEA TURTLE
Wednesday - May 19, 2010
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LDWF MODIFIES CLOSURES IN PORTION OF TERRITORIAL SEAS BELOW EMPIRE TO RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
Wednesday - May 19, 2010
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LDWF and DHH Issue Additional Closures to Fishing and Oyster Harvesting Areas in the Territorial Seas near Marsh Island Due to Reports of Oil
Tuesday - May 18, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES RE-OPENING OF PORTION OF INSHORE AREA AND TERRITORIAL SEA TO RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING IN LOWER TERREBONNE PARISH
Sunday - May 16, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CONFIRMS OIL NEAR SISTER LAKE
Saturday - May 15, 2010
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LDWF EXPANDS RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING CLOSURES IN LOWER TERREBONNE BOTH INSHORE AND IN THE TERRITORIAL SEAS BECAUSE OF CONFIRMED REPORTS OF OIL EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Saturday - May 15, 2010
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Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Teams Document Tar Balls in Fourchon Beach
Friday - May 14, 2010
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Green Heron Released at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area After Cleaned of Oil
Friday - May 14, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL OPENINGS OF INSHORE AREAS AND TERRITORIAL SEA TO RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
Friday - May 14, 2010
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biologists Discover Oiled Pelican
Friday - May 14, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES CONTINUES SEARCH FOR OIL AND OILED MARINE ANIMALS
Thursday - May 13, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES PARTIAL OPENING OF INSHORE AREAS AND TERRITORIAL SEA TO RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING
Thursday - May 13, 2010
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Louisiana Confirms Tar balls at South Pass
Wednesday - May 12, 2010
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Announces Partial Opening of Territorial Sea Off Grand Isle to Recreational and Commercial Fishing
Wednesday - May 12, 2010
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State Opens Additional Freshwater Diversion Canal at Bayou Lamoque in Plaquemines Parish
Wednesday - May 12, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ACTIVELY ENFORCING FISHING CLOSURE IN OIL SPILL AREA
Tuesday - May 11, 2010
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LDWF ANNOUNCES NEW AREAS OPEN TO SHRIMPING AND ADJUSTMENTS TO PRECAUTIONARY FISHERIES CLOSURES WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Monday - May 10, 2010
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Announces Further Recreational and Commercial Fishing Closure due to Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Sunday - May 9, 2010
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LDWF Grand Isle Research Lab Set as a Staging Ground for Oil Spill Response
Sunday - May 9, 2010
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LDAF, LDWF Staging Assets for Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Effort
Saturday - May 8, 2010
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Begins Wildlife Rehabilitation After Gulf Coast Oil Spill
Saturday - May 8, 2010
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L.D.W.F. ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO THE LOUISIANA SHRIMP SEASON
Saturday - May 8, 2010
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L.D.W.F. SECRETARY ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF PORTION OF TERRITORIAL SEAS TO SHRIMP HARVESTING
Thursday - May 6, 2010
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L.D.W.F. ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ASSISTING WITH OIL SPILL RESPONSE
Thursday - May 6, 2010
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LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION TAKES ACTION TO ESTABLISH SEASON OPENINGS AND CLOSURES (AMENDED)
Thursday - May 6, 2010
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L.D.W.F. AGENTS DISCOVER TWO DEAD SEABIRDS IN GRAND GOSIER AREA
Thursday - May 6, 2010
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LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES TRAINS EMPLOYEES FOR ONSHORE CLEANUP
Wednesday - May 5, 2010
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STATE OF LOUISIANA UPDATES PUBLIC ON FISHING CLOSURES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Tuesday - May 4, 2010
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L.D.W.F. ANNOUNCES MAY 4 CLOSURE OF SPECIAL SHRIMP SEASON
Monday - May 3, 2010
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IN PRECAUTIONARY MOVE, L.D.W.F. AND D.H.H. ANNOUNCE CLOSURES DUE TO OIL SPILL
Friday - April 30, 2010
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SPECIAL SHRIMP SEASON OPENS IN PORTIONS OF BRETON AND CHANDELEUR SOUNDS
Thursday - April 29, 2010
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SPECIAL SHRIMP SEASON OPENS IN ZONE 2 AND PORTION OF ZONE 1
Thursday - April 29, 2010
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L.D.W.F. ANNOUNCES PARTIAL CLOSURE OF SPECIAL SHRIMP SEASON IN ZONE 1
Thursday - April 29, 2010
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