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This publication is not an official copy of the laws in effect and should not be utilized or
ƚŝŽŶ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌŝƐĐĂƵƚŝŽŶĞĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŚŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĂƉƉƌŝƐĞŚŝŵƐĞůĨŽĨ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐŝŶĞĨĨĞĐƚĂƚĂŶLJŐŝǀĞŶƚŝŵĞ͘dŚĞƐĞůĂǁƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ZĞǀŝƐĞĚ ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐ͕ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ dŝƚůĞ ϱϲ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽĨĨŝĐŝĂů ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ
&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůĂǁƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŶLJůŽĐĂůŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŽƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞƐ͘^ƚĂƚĞůĂǁƐĐĂŶďĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝǀĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗www.legis.state.la.us/.
Fishing regulations on state Wildlife Management Areas and Refuges may differ from those
contained in this pamphlet. Consult the Wildlife Management Area and Refuge Regulations
portion of this pamphlet or contact the nearest LDWF office for WMA & refuge regulations.
dŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƚĂƚŽƚĂůĐŽƐƚŽĨΨϯϳ͕ϵϴϬ͘ϬϬ͘ϮϬϬ͕ϬϬϬĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂƚĂĐŽƐƚŽĨΨϯϳ͕ϵϴϬ͘ϬϬ͘dŚŝƐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨtŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ
&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͕ϮϬϬϬYƵĂŝůƌŝǀĞ͕ĂƚŽŶZŽƵŐĞ͕>ƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƐƚŽƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶŐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͘dŚŝƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĂƐƉƌŝŶƚĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ĨŽƌƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐďLJƐƚĂƚĞĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽZ͘^͘ϰϯ͗ϯϭ͘WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĂƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨdŝƚůĞϰϯŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂZĞǀŝƐĞĚ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐ͘
Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Commerce strictly
prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been
discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of federal
assistance should write to: Director, Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington D.C. 20240.
Minden
Monroe
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Opelousas
Baton Rouge
Lacombe
New Iberia
Natchitoches
LDWF ENFORCEMENT OFFICES
Alexandria
318-487-5634
Baton Rouge
225-765-2999
New Orleans
504-284-2023
Lake Charles
337-491-2580
Opelousas
337-948-0257
Minden
318-371-3049
Thibodaux
985-447-0821
Monroe
318-343-2417
,ĂǀĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚƐĞĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚŚĞƌĞ͍
ĂůůĂŶŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚKĸĐĞƚŽƐƉĞĂŬǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ͘
FRESHWATER OFFICES
318.371.3050
318.343.4044
318.487.5885
337.491.2577
337.948.0255
225.765.2336
985.882.5228
337.373.0032
318.357.3214
SALTWATER OFFICES
985.882.0027
504.284.2030
985.787.2163
504.284.2030
985.594.4139
337.373.0032
337.491.2579
Lacombe
Grand Isle
New Orleans
Bourg
New Iberia
Lake Charles
LDWF FISHERIES CONTACT INFORMATION
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This publication is not an official copy of the laws in effect and should not be utilized or
ƚŝŽŶ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞƐĞƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͕ƚŚĞĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJŽĨƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĂƚŝŽŶĐĂŶŶŽƚďĞŐƵĂƌĂŶƚĞĞĚĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌŝƐĐĂƵƚŝŽŶĞĚƚŚĂƚŝƚŝƐŚŝƐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĂƉƉƌŝƐĞŚŝŵƐĞůĨŽĨ
ƚŚĞůĂǁƐŝŶĞĨĨĞĐƚĂƚĂŶLJŐŝǀĞŶƚŝŵĞ͘dŚĞƐĞůĂǁƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚŽƐĞĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ
ZĞǀŝƐĞĚ ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐ͕ ƉĂƌƚŝĐƵůĂƌůLJ dŝƚůĞ ϱϲ͕ ƚŚĞ ŽĨĨŝĐŝĂů ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ ĂŶĚ
&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĨĞĚĞƌĂůůĂǁƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŶLJůŽĐĂůŽƌƉĂƌŝƐŚŽƌĚŝŶĂŶĐĞƐ͘^ƚĂƚĞůĂǁƐĐĂŶďĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ
ŽŶƚŚĞůĞŐŝƐůĂƚŝǀĞǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗www.legis.state.la.us/.
Fishing regulations on state Wildlife Management Areas and Refuges may differ from those
contained in this pamphlet. Consult the Wildlife Management Area and Refuge Regulations
portion of this pamphlet or contact the nearest LDWF office for WMA & refuge regulations.
dŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚĂƚĂƚŽƚĂůĐŽƐƚŽĨΨϯϳ͕ϵϴϬ͘ϬϬ͘ϮϬϬ͕ϬϬϬĐŽƉŝĞƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƵďůŝĐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĞƌĞƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĨŝƌƐƚƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐĂƚĂĐŽƐƚŽĨΨϯϳ͕ϵϴϬ͘ϬϬ͘dŚŝƐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚǁĂƐƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨtŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ
&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͕ϮϬϬϬYƵĂŝůƌŝǀĞ͕ĂƚŽŶZŽƵŐĞ͕>ƚŽŝŶĨŽƌŵ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĚŶŽŶͲƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƐƚŽƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƚŝŽŶƐŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŝƐŚŝŶŐƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂ͘dŚŝƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĂƐƉƌŝŶƚĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ
ĨŽƌƉƌŝŶƚŝŶŐďLJƐƚĂƚĞĂŐĞŶĐŝĞƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚƉƵƌƐƵĂŶƚƚŽZ͘^͘ϰϯ͗ϯϭ͘WƌŝŶƚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚŝƐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůǁĂƐƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚŝŶĂĐĐŽƌĚĂŶĐĞ
ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƐŽĨdŝƚůĞϰϯŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂZĞǀŝƐĞĚ^ƚĂƚƵƚĞƐ͘
Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Department of Commerce strictly
prohibit unlawful discrimination in departmental federally assisted programs on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been
discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of federal
assistance should write to: Director, Office for Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Washington D.C. 20240.
Minden
Monroe
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Opelousas
Baton Rouge
Lacombe
New Iberia
Natchitoches
LDWF ENFORCEMENT OFFICES
Alexandria
318-487-5634
Baton Rouge
225-765-2999
New Orleans
504-284-2023
Lake Charles
337-491-2580
Opelousas
337-948-0257
Minden
318-371-3049
Thibodaux
985-447-0821
Monroe
318-343-2417
,ĂǀĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚƐĞĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĞĚŚĞƌĞ͍
ĂůůĂŶŶĨŽƌĐĞŵĞŶƚKĸĐĞƚŽƐƉĞĂŬǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞŽŶĞĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ͘
FRESHWATER OFFICES
318.371.3050
318.343.4044
318.487.5885
337.491.2577
337.948.0255
225.765.2336
985.882.5228
337.373.0032
318.357.3214
SALTWATER OFFICES
985.882.0027
504.284.2030
985.787.2163
504.284.2030
985.594.4139
337.373.0032
337.491.2579
Lacombe
Grand Isle
New Orleans
Bourg
New Iberia
Lake Charles
LDWF FISHERIES CONTACT INFORMATION
116