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• Boat crash in swamp injures woman Wednesday

  October 26, 2016 2:22 PM

  BUTTE LA ROSE - A woman was injured when a boat crashed in the Atchafalaya Basin Wednesday. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said game wardens responded to the wreck. A single vessel ran into a bank along the Atchafalaya River near Butte La Rose in St. Martin... more »

• LDWF reports rescue of 500 people, 100 animals

  August 13, 2016 12:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Wildlife and Fisheries agents reported they’ve rescued nearly 500 people along with more than 100 animals since Friday. Search and rescue operations have continued through Saturday morning as rainfall has continued to fall and rivers rise. LDWF released the following by parish rescue totals: ... more »

• Deputies seeking info on eagle shot in Pointe Coupee

  April 20, 2016 5:52 PM

  POINTE COUPEE- Wildlife and Fisheries is asking for the public’s assistance in finding information about the shooting death of a young bald eagle. The eagle was shot within the last two days in the vicinity of the 8000 block of Island Road in Ventress. Anyone with information about this, please... more »