Officials say shrimp season will open May 10 in remaining state outside waters 3 hours 58 minutes 29 seconds ago Wednesday, May 05 2021 May 5, 2021 May 05, 2021 5:19 AM May 05, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced Tuesday that the portion of state outside waters between the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel at Eugene Island westward to the western shore of Freshwater Bayou Canal will reopen to shrimping Monday, May 10, at 6 a.m. See above or click here for a map of the closure area. LDWF says recent biological sampling indicates that small white shrimp, which have over-wintered in these waters from December to now, have reached marketable sizes and the closure is no longer necessary.