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Rabbit Island proves to be a restoration success story as a larger number of brown pelicans use it as a nesting site.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is responsible for managing and protecting Louisiana’s abundant natural resources. The department issues hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses, as well as boat titles and registrations.

Louisiana wildlife officials say they have documented more than 100 oil-soaked birds after crude oil spilled from a refinery flooded during Hurricane Ida

A $16 million home renovation gives new life to Louisiana’s Rabbit Island Oil spill settlement money funds island restoration A $16 million home renovation gives new life to Louisiana’s Rabbit Island By John Snell | February 17, 2021 at 9:50 PM CST - Updated February 17 at 10:11 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Heavy equipment works to raise the elevation on a speck of real estate that barely rises above Lake Calcasieu south of Lake Charles. Contractors for the Louisiana Coastal Protectio...

In an unprecedented year of circumstance, 2020 brought a record 12 named storms to the United States — with five striking Louisiana. After Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana in late August, some homes in Cameron Parish could only be reached by boat despite being eight miles inland from the Gulf Coast. CBS News Enrique Acevedo met up with Heidi Baccigalopi after another storm, Hurricane Delta, hit nearly two months later. At the time, land typically used by grazing cows remained underwater.   "For...