The 2025 Red Snapper season, one of Louisiana’s best fishing seasons to date, will officially close this Sunday.

Everything in life has its season. That's particularly true in South Louisiana, where the calendar is set by crawfish season, Saints season, shrimp season, duck season, carnival season and festival ...

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission proposes reducing menhaden fishing buffer, sparking conflict between commercial ...

If you want to know what’s going on in the Verret Basin, Steve Fontana and Chad Porto are the guys you want to question. This Basin, separated from the massive Atchafalaya Basin by a many miles long ...

Anglers over the age of 16 are required to have a Basic Fishing License in order to fish recreationally in Louisiana waters. In Louisiana, a Basic Fishing license for residents costs $17 and a ...

Earlier this year dozens of bass fishermen asked a lot of questions about one of their favorite fishing spots, the Atchafalaya Basin. Maybe some answers will come Thursday when state Wildlife and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana’s ...

Lance Nacio, of Anne Marie Shrimp of Montegut, Louisiana, uses a stick to measure a blue crab in the Barataria Basin between the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers on Jan. 23, 2024. Roseate spoonbills ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Fishing is a popular American summer pastime, especially in Sportsman’s Paradise. A basic fishing license is needed before casting a line in the water. The license ...