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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 Inshore Shrimp Season to Close July 2, 2021 in Remaining State Inside Waters Photo cropped courtesy of NOAA The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2021 spring inshore shrimp season will close at official sunset on Friday, July 2, 2021. Posted: Jun 29, 2021 10:53 AM Posted By: Akemi Briggs The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2021 spring inshore shrimp season will close at official sunset on Friday, July 2, 2021, in all remaining inside waters from the Mississippi/Louisiana state line westward to the Louisiana/Texas state line F...
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...
LDWF cancels the 2021 Derelict Crab Trap Rodeo event LDWF and last updated 2021-01-21 11:37:56-05 The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will not host its annual Derelict Crab Trap Rodeo volunteer cleanup event in 2021. These events have taken place across coastal Louisiana since 2004, but concerns from increasing COVID-19 cases have led to the decision to cancel the event. The scheduled closures within the Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program will remain in place. Derelict traps from within the defined closure areas will still be collected by LDWF staff and/or contractors. T...