Licenses and Permits
Summary of License and Permit Fees
Commercial Harvester Licenses/Permits
Resident Fee
Nonresident Fee Commercial Harvester Licenses/Permits
Resident Fee
Nonresident Fee
Commercial Fisherman's License
$55
$460
Crawfish Trap (any legal number)
$25
$100
Apprentice
$27.50
$230
Dip Net
$25
$100
Senior Commercial Fisherman’s License
(residents age 70 and older)
$20
N/A
Eel Pot (any legal number)
$25
$100
Reptile and Amphibian Collector License
(age 16 and older)
$25
$200
Flounder Gig (per gig)
$25
$100
Reptile and Amphibian Collector License
(under age 16)
$10
N/A
Freshwater Fish Seine (any legal number) $25
$100
Vessel License (required south of saltwater
line)
$15
$60
Freshwater Gill Net (any legal number)
$25
$100
Mullet Permit (captain only)
$100
$400
Freshwater Shrimp Net License
$25
N/A
Mussel Harvester Permit (captain only)
$100
$1,000
Freshwater Trammel Net (any legal
number)
$25
$100
Calcasieu Lake Oyster Harvester Permit
No fee
No fee
Garfish Gig (per gig)
$25
$100
Out-of-State Oyster Landing Permit
$100
$100
Hoop Net (any legal number)
$25
$100
Oyster Harvester License (captain only)
$100
$400
Minnow Trap (any legal number)
$25
$100
Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit —
one scraper
$250
$1,000
Mullet Strike Net (per net)
$250
$1,000
Public Oyster Seed Ground Vessel Permit—
two scrapers
$500
$2,000
Oyster Scraper (per scraper)
$25
$200
Alternative Oyster Culture Permit
$100
N/A
Oyster Tong (per tong)
$30
$240
Pompano Permit (captain only)
No fee
No fee
Pompano Strike Net (per net)
$250
$1,000
Shark Permit
No fee
No fee
Purse/Menhaden Seine (per seine)
$505
$2,020
Special Bait Dealer Permit
$110
N/A
Rod and Reel (saltwater; any legal
number)
$250
$1,000
Spotted Seatrout Permit
$100
$400
Set Line (trot, bush, etc.; any legal number) $25
$100
Traversing Permit
No fee
No fee
Shad Gill Net
$25
$100
Shrimp Gear Fee (one-time annually)
$10
$40
Shad Seine (freshwater)
$25
$100
Contact: 225.765.2887 or 225.765.2898
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