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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
Geocaching Pilot Program Launched at Three LDWF Public Lands
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Recreational Red Snapper Landing Estimates through July 5
Student Completes the LDWF Enforcement Division Internship Program
LDWF Releases 2026-27 Hunting Regulation Online Pamphlet
Upcoming events
Hunter Ed Class - Calcasieu
Calcasieu Sheriff's Office Training Academy 3958 Mallard Cove Road, Lake Charles, LA, 70601Hunter Ed Field Day - Rapides
Woodworth Education CenterHunter Ed Class - Beauregard
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office Training Center
