The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed Boyce Tower Road within Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area due to flooding from heavy rain.
Once flood waters recede, damage will be assessed to determine repairs needed before the road can be reopened for safe travel.
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 this WMA, contact Forest Burks at fburks@wlf.la.gov or 985-543-4781.