Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited one subject for alleged amphibian violations and arrested another for alleged drug violations in Evangeline Parish on June 7.
Agents cited Kirk Reed, 41, and arrested Crystal Jones, 40, both from Basile.
The 12th annual Step Outside Day, an outdoor education program hosted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, will be held May 7 at Sherburne Wildlife Management Area in Lottie on the northern end of the Atchafalaya Basin from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will host a Boating Education Lagniappe Day April 23 at St. Landry Lumber in Opelousas.
The event is part of the sixth annual Boating Education Lagniappe Day. St. Landry Lumber is located at 207 North Railroad Ave.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues to monitor for chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer native to the state and has stepped up preventative efforts as CWD has entered Texas and Arkansas.
Brett Garcille, left, Brett Manuel and Lee Miller limited out on a hunt during last year’s teal season. Larry Reynolds, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Waterfowl Leader, said big duck season harvest reports from the St. Landry Parish area were extremely poor. (Photo by Claudette Olivier)
The 2015/2016 waterfowl seasons came to an end March 7 with the close of the conservation order on light geese, and many hunters are bidding good riddance to an awful hunting season.
