The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reopened the Pearl River Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in St. Tammany Parish on Wednesday (Feb. 17).
 
Flooding in the Pearl River forced the closure of the WMA on Saturday (Feb. 13) when the flood gauge reached 16.5 feet, an automatic benchmark for closure set by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.
 
The Pearl River WMA, which consists of 35,618 acres, is located approximately six miles east of Slidell and approximately one mile east of Pearl River.
 
For information on this WMA, go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma/2789 or contact Forest Burks at fburks@wlf.la.gov or 985-543-4781.