The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed Boyce Tower Road past the bridge at the Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA) due to flooding.
Once the flooding recedes, LDWF will reopen the closed portion of the road if able to restore safe travel conditions.
Maurepas Swamp WMA, which consists of 122,098 acres, is located approximately 25 miles west of New Orleans and along the south shore of Lake Maurepas west to near Sorrento. The WMA includes property in Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, St. James and Tangipahoa parishes. For more information on the WMA, go to: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma/2791.
For more information on the WMA, contact Forest Burks at fburks@wlf.la.gov or 985-543-4781.