The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has reopened the following roads to vehicle traffic at the Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area (WMA): Shell Road, Moreau Lake Road, Wycoff Road, Silver Lake Road and Hooper Road.
The following roads remain closed due to flooding: Sunk Lake Road, Hogpen Road, Lac a Solstein Road, Blount Road, Ross Road, Lincecum Road, Jacks Bayou Road, Union Point Road, Blackhawk Road, Dobbs Bay Road and Hunt Road. The Blackhawk Boat Launch also remains closed.
Once the water recedes, LDWF will inspect, repair and reopen those thoroughfares when deemed safe for travel.
Richard K. Yancey WMA is located approximately 35 miles south of Ferriday on Louisiana Highway 15 in lower Concordia Parish.
For information on this WMA, go to https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/richard-k-yancey or contact Tony Vidrine at 337-735-8682 or tvidrine@wlf.la.gov or Steven David at 337-735-8683 or sdavid@wlf.la.gov .