Louisiana task force recommends keeping half-mile buffer for menhaden fishing, balancing recreational and commercial fishing ...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial ...

Need a new fishing license or boat registration, but no time to drive to Baton Rouge? This December, there will be a great ...

Conservation groups are girding for what they expect will be a proposal to partially ease restrictions on the industry. The ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will offer new or renewal commercial fishing licenses and boat registration transactions at field offices in April. Additionally, trip ticket ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said commercial fishing licenses can be added to the Louisiana Wallet app starting Tuesday. The agency noted ...

Louisiana modifies menhaden fishery buffer zones, shifting some from ½ mile to ¼ mile and adjusting others for conservation.

The LWFC voted to shrink the buffer zones around Louisiana beaches to a quarter-mile, removing a prior half-mile buffer zone ...

This article is brought to you by the Louisiana Commercial Fishing Coalition LLC. Louisiana’s commercial fishing families have long been the backbone of the state’s working coast. From shrimp docks in ...

This article is brought to you by the Louisiana Commercial Fishing Coalition LLC. Louisiana’s menhaden industry plays a critical role in the state’s coastal economy, providing jobs and generating ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Forgetting your commercial fishing permits and licenses at home when heading to the lake or boat launch may soon be a thing of the past. As of this month, the Louisiana Department ...