Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Reopens Boyce Tower Road in Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened Boyce Tower Road in Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area (WMA). Heavy rain caused flooding in part of the WMA, forcing the road closure. 

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.