Conservationists credit the Endangered Species Act for the red-cockaded woodpecker’s limited rebound, but they fear a Trump administration proposal could erase that progress as well as other efforts to protect threatened animals.
HOMER, La. -Â Routine law enforcement patrols and proactive safety enforcement have kept Lake Claiborne State Park free of fatal boating incidents for several years, according to local park officials.
LAFAYETTE, La. — Former Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Jack Montoucet, 78, was sentenced June 30 to 27 months in federal prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by soliciting and accepting kickbacks in return for awarding a state contract. Montoucet previously pled guilty March 31.
SHREVEPORT, La. - As boaters prepare to celebrate Independence Day on area lakes and waterways, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement officers are urging the public to make safety a priority and avoid boating under the influence.
KINGSTON, La. -- As fawn season gets underway in early summer, wildlife officials are reminding residents that finding a young deer alone does not necessarily mean it has been abandoned.
MANY, La. — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries inland fisheries biologists are working to restore critical fish habitat on Toledo Bend Reservoir by planting native submersed aquatic vegetation in strategic locations.
