Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement agents are seeking leads for an illegally killed black bear in St. Mary Parish.

LDWF agents were alerted about a dead black bear off of Hunting Rd. on May 17 south of Franklin. Agents responded to the scene and collected the adult male bear. A necropsy revealed that the adult male bear was shot by a rifle a few days before May 17.

The Humane Society of the United...

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two Louisiana men for alleged crab trap violations on May 21 in St. Mary and Terrebonne Parishes.

Agents cited Nathan Adams, 23, of Amelia, and Juan Carlow Chaves Santos, 19, from Morgan City, for theft of crabs and crawfish, tending crab traps during illegal hours, violating recreational gear license requirements for crab traps and crawfish traps, and angling without a saltwater fishing license. Adams was also cited for...