FOLSOM (AP) — Three men have been arrested in connection with the killing of two exotic deer at a wildlife sanctuary in Tangipahoa Parish.The Times-Picayune reports state wildlife and fisheries agents arrested Rodney Pulliam, 50, of Covington; Jamie Taylor, 20, of Franklinton; and Bryan Welch, ...
BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says the fall shrimp season will close at sunset Thursday in most remaining southeast Louisiana waters. He says the open waters of Breton and Chandeleur sounds and some other outside waters will remain open to shrimper ...
THIBODAUX (AP) — Bayou Lafourche officials have reopened a control structure that was closed more than two weeks ago to prevent saltwater from creeping up the bayou and threatening local drinking supplies.The opening of the saltwater control structure on Company Canal means boaters can now acc ...
ZWOLLE (AP) — Although the water is still low at Toledo Bend Reservoir, Louisiana's Office of State Parks says it has risen enough to reopen the boat launch at North Toledo Bend State Park near Zwolle.Spokeswoman Sharon Broussard says the launch reopened Wednesday.She says the launch at South ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it will soon close public oyster areas east of the Mississippi River.Secretary Robert Barham signed an order to close the oyster season on public oyster grounds east of the river on Thursday.Officials say the areas are ...
HOUMA (AP) — Drought has forced Terrebonne Parish Waterworks officials to close a gate on a canal to keep salt water from encroaching into Bayou Black, a parish drinking water source.But closing the gate on Minors Canal has blocked an access route for hunters who use the waterway to get to the ...
BY JOE JOSLIN / AMERICAN PRESS
Lake Calcasieu guide Capt. Tom Adams reported he is finding lots of bird activity with good numbers of quality trout being caught under birds in Turners Bay and West Bay.
The most recent cold front improved flounder action as well as they are starting to move to the bays along the ship channel. Ada ...
BY JOE JOSLIN / AMERICAN PRESS
Wind can’t keep fish from biting
Hello, anglers.
A strong cold front hit last week and north winds that at times measured almost 40 mph caused us to cancel fishing for a couple of days.
However, it was amazing as to how quick the fish rebounded. By last Thursday we were catching large numbe ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — By now most of us have read stories about groups who believe Armageddon arrives in 2012. And most of us consider most of them to be operating on the fringe of reality. And we say that with all due respect.But there's another group that fears 2012, and this one is certainly n ...
BY JOE JOSLIN / AMERICAN PRESS
Hello, anglers.
Almost ideal weather conditions have been in place the past two weeks with cool mornings and evenings and warm-up in the 80s during the middle of the day.
Some mornings have been in low 50s, which has made it necessary to grab a jacket out of my boat’s storage compartment bef ...
BY JOE JOSLIN / AMERICAN PRESS
At Calcasieu Point, Elaine Huck said anglers fishing out of there caught lots of fish, but probably not as many as last week.
“Most days,” Huck said, “the fish didn’t start biting till a little later in the morning.”
This had to do with the full moon and tides as we h ...