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  • Men cited for duck hunting violations

    December 19, 2012 10:55 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents have cited two men for alleged hunting and boating safety violations along Highway 23 near Triumph in Plaquemines Parish. Earlier this month, agents cited Christopher Hicks, of Boothville, and Calvin Riggs, of Buras, for hunting migratory game birds... more »
  • Trio busted for smoking crack cocaine, fake 'gator fight

    December 5, 2012 10:09 PM

    SPRINGFIELD- Three people face charges after a 911 call where they told deputies they were being attacked by alligators. Deputies in Livingston Parish said John Lamonte, Jennifer Lamonte and Brenda Burns were on a boat, high on crack cocaine. At least two of them thought the boat was being... more »
  • Man pleads guilty to 8 fishing, oyster violations

    October 17, 2012 5:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a 25-year-old Houma man arrested for alleged oyster and boating violations has pleaded guilty to 18 earlier charges. Wildlife and Fisheries' Enforcement Division spokesman Adam Einck says Danny T. Billiot Jr. was sentenced to six months in jail and... more »
  • Recreational boating still not allowed

    September 3, 2012 9:41 PM

    LIVINGSTON- Two parishes will keep waterways closed, indefinitely. Livingston and Ascension Parishes will won't reopen areas to recreational boating. Leaders say water levels have not receded enough. more »
  • Texas man still missing after Red River boating accident

    February 9, 2012 8:13 AM

    BENTON, La. - Authorities in Bossier Parish have resumed a search for an east Texas man missing since a boating accident Wednesday at the Red River Marina. One man was injured in the accident. Crews airlifted him to the LSU hospital with a head injury and hypothermia. Bossier Sheriff Office... more »
  • Boating regulations and required equipment

    July 2, 2011 4:56 PM

    For information on boating regulations and required equipment click here. more »
  • Livingston Parish waterways reopened

    May 23, 2011 12:49 PM

    LIVINGSTON PARISH - All waterways in Livingston Parish are open to recreational boat traffic as of this morning, according to the Livingston Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness. Waterways were closed Friday, May 20th, as a precuation due to high river levels. more »
  • Second victim of boating accident found

    March 22, 2011 3:10 PM

    HOPEDALE, La.- The body of a man missing since a weekend boating accident on Lake Borgne has been found. State wildlife agents say they found 54-year-old Mark Anderson on Tuesday about 100 yards from where he fell off the boat Saturday. His brother - 61-year-old Arthur Anderson Jr.... more »
  • Two injured in Belle River boating accident

    January 16, 2011 1:10 PM

    Two men were injured during a boating accident on Belle River. It happened between Assumption and St. Martin Parishes early Sunday morning. Officials with the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office say Derek Domingue, 26, and Kenneth Landry Jr., 37, were boating down Belle River to go hunting. The boat hit... more »
  • Heart problem blamed for boater's death

    November 21, 2010 9:37 AM

    CHALMETTE- The St. Bernard Parish coroner says a heart problem may have killed a 63 year old Mississippi man whose body was found near his boat on November 14. Dr. Bryan Bertucci says a preliminary autopsy found that David McAdory of Madison did not drown. The parish released his... more »
  • News 2 takes a look at boating safety

    May 31, 2010 10:27 PM

    In light of the weekend accident, and the unofficial beginning of summer, many people may be hitting the waterways to cool off. "Boating Safety Week" just wrapped up, and News 2's Rob Krieger gets answers on what you need to know before you take to the water. more »
  • Boating deaths down 6 from 2008 to 2009

    April 28, 2010 5:37 AM

    Louisiana's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says boating deaths are down from 2008. In 2009, 32 people died in boating wrecks in Louisiana, six fewer than in 2008. Of 17 who drowned, 15 were not wearing life vests, and alcohol caused one-fourth of last year's 25 fatal wrecks. Boating deaths... more »
  • Residents along Amite want boats to slow down

    October 7, 2009 12:20 PM

    Residents who live along the lower Amite River want boats to slow down. They are going to the Livingston Parish council to ask that the no wake zone be extended to slow boats through the area. News 2 spoke with residents in Head of Island who say big... more »

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