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LDWF Announces Opening Dates for 2026 Fall Inshore Shrimp Season
LDWF Plans Five Derelict Crab Trap Program Closures Along Louisiana Coast
LWFC Passes Resolution of Support for Amberjack Exempted Fishing Permit
LDWF Announces Commercial Greater Amberjack Season to Close on August 8, 2026
LDWF Enforcement Division Hosting Three Recruiting Open Houses in August
Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery Now Open, LDWF Announces
LDWF Whooping Crane Population Adds Record 10 Fledged Chicks During 2026 Nesting Season
LDWF Releases 2026-27 Hunting Regulations
Applications Open for Atchafalaya Delta WMA Houseboat Mooring Lottery for 2026-27 Hunting Season
New Fishing Regulations in the Atchafalaya Basin and Nearby Waterbodies Beginning August 1
LDWF Accepting Applications for 2026 Elbow Slough WMA Dove and White Lake WCA Teal Lottery Hunts
Louisiana Spring Inshore Shrimp Season to Close July 6 in State Inside Waters
LDWF Reminds Public to Leave Fawns Undisturbed
LDWF Releases 5,500 Striped Bass into Pearl River to Restore a Native Fish Species
Special Black-Bellied Whistling Duck Season Set for Louisiana Oct. 3-11, LDWF Announces
LWFC Approves Declaration of Emergency Establishing CWD Management Zones
LWFC Approves NOI to Conduct Recreational Alligator Hunting Season in 2026
Seasons & Regulations
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Boat Title or Registration
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Outdoor Explorer Tool
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WMAs, Refuges & Conservation Areas
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