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• Officials: Intoxicated boater crashed into bridge on Lake Pontchartrain, killing passenger

  July 9, 2021 4:49 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - State wildlife agents arrested a man for allegedly driving a boat while intoxicated and causing a deadly crash on Lake Pontchartrain. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said Collin Alexander, 24, was arrested Tuesday, several months after the wreck on March 6. The department... more »

• Fed gov grants $1.6m to programs benefiting local waterways, communities in Louisiana

  June 26, 2020 10:04 AM

  Louisiana will receive $1,607,846 in federal funding that supports clean water and recreational access. Boaters, anglers, and aquatic communities in Louisiana will benefit benefits from the funding, which is from a U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program. The Service’s Clean Vessel Act (CVA) and... more »

• Ascension, Livingston inland waterways closed to recreational boaters at 6 p.m. Play Video

  June 22, 2017 12:22 PM

  ASCENSION – The Ascension Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness announced that all Ascension and Livingston inland waterways are closed to recreational boaters starting Thursday afternoon. The closures will begin at 6 p.m. on June 22 and will continue until further notice. This post will be updated when... more »

• 3 boaters found safe after reported missing Monday

  September 13, 2016 10:24 PM

  CYPREMORT POINT - St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office launched a search and rescue operation after three boaters had reportedly not returned after launching out of the Quintana landing at Cypremort Point Monday afternoon. The sheriff's office Marine division, along with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division,... more »

• Missing boaters found in Galveston Bay

  April 27, 2016 10:29 PM

  HOUSTON - A Coast Guard crew located and rescued two missing boaters on platforms in Galveston Bay, Wednesday. Michael Watkins and Raymond Jacik disappeared Monday, after leaving for a fishing trip Monday morning. The wife of one of the men, called for help when they didn't come home. The Coast... more »

• One of two young anglers rescued from Gulf died at the hospital

  April 6, 2016 12:17 PM

  GRAND CHENIER, La. - Two 19-year-olds were found clinging to a partially capsized boat near an oil rig 11.5 miles off the Louisiana coast Wednesday morning. According to a KATC-TV report, Derek Romero, pictured in teal, died at a hospital in Cameron Parish after being rescued. The name... more »

• Livingston, Ascension waterways back open, but levels still high

  November 9, 2015 10:32 AM

  LIVINGSTON - Authorities in Livingston and Ascension parishes lifted their waterway restrictions Monday which had been put in place due to recent heavy rain. Brandi Janes, the deputy director of the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, said all the parish waterways were back available for... more »