Louisiana's alligator population has exploded in the past 50 years from fewer than 100,000 to more than 3 million.

On Thursday, February 6, 2025, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commision approved several amendments to the 2025-26 hunting regulation Notice of Intent (NOI).

Louisiana has lost 2,000 square miles of coastal wetlands since the 1930s. A Baton Rouge Magnet High student is studying the ...

The notices of intent include proposed hunting season dates and regulation changes from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for the upcoming hunting seasons and provide for a ...

Learn all about the group who protects Cat Island and teaches the future generations about its native habitat.

LDWF said many saltwater fish struggle to survive when water temperatures drop below 40 degrees Fahrenheit for more than a ...

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La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries plans to extend the wild alligator hunting season. According ...

Teachers in Livingston, St. John the Baptist and Tangipahoa parishes can take their classes on field trips to the Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station on Lake Maurepas thanks to a ...

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The men were all hunting in southwest Louisiana, and were cited for various violations of the laws that govern the hunting of migratory birds, agents say.

Louisiana, which lawmakers said has become overrun with alligators, plans to extend the 2025 hunting season for the wild reptiles. The Louisiana Wildlife Commission approved a notice of intent this ...