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WMAs, Refuges, and Conservation Areas

WMAs, Refuges, and Conservation Areas

LDWF Extends Office and WMA, Refuge, and Conservation Area Closures Due to Hurricane Francine

Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery to Open Aug. 29

LWF Commission Adopts NOI to Expand Recreational and Commercial Shark Harvest

LDWF to Offer Dove Lease Fields in DeRidder and Colfax on Sept. 7

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge to Temporarily Close for Alligator Harvest on Sept. 4-10 Until Noon Each Day

Governor Landry and LDWF Secretary Sheahan Request USFWS to Expand Black-Bellied Whistling Duck Harvest Opportunity for Louisiana

LDWF Accepting Applications for 2024-25 White Lake WCA Youth, Marsh and Rice Field Waterfowl Lottery Hunts

Red Snapper Season to Open 7-Days A Week August 19

2024-2025 Hunting Regulations are Available Online

New Red Drum Regulations are in Effect

LDWF Warns Public of Potential Fish Kills Statewide

Hard Cards are Now Available for Purchase

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