Heavy rain in south Louisiana the past few days has flooded parts of Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Wildlife Management Areas, forcing closure of some roads and walk areas.
 
Boyce Tower Road on Maurepas Swamp WMA has been closed. It will be reopened once the flooding recedes and LDWF has inspected and repaired any damage.
 
The Swamp Walk at Joyce WMA has been closed.  LDWF will reopen the Swamp Walk once the flood waters recede.
 
At Pearl River WMA, the south end of Oil Well Road has been closed. LDWF will inspect and repair any damage and reopen the road once the flood waters recede.
 
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.
 
Joyce WMA, which consists of 27,487 acres, is located in southern Tangipahoa Parish about five miles south of Hammond in the Pontchartrain Basin.  For more information on this WMA, go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma/2774.
 
Pearl River WMA, which consists of 35,032 acres, is located in St. Tammany Parish, five miles east of Slidell.  For more information on this WMA, go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/wma/2789.
 
For more information on these WMAs, contact Forest Burks at fburks@wlf.la.gov or 985-543-4781.