When water temperatures drop below 40 degrees and remain there for more than a day, conditions can be fatal for saltwater ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries warns of potential fish kills throughout coastal Louisiana due to freezing water temperatures.

La. (KPLC) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries plans to extend the wild alligator hunting season. According ...

The soaring price of eggs is a ripple effect of an ongoing outbreak of avian influenza, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, which ...

Since January 24, biologists have responded to 71 reported fish kills, with the most significant die-offs occurring in ...

The department said the Louisiana Oyster Task Force and local harvesters were notified of the closure on Tuesday, and that it ...

Louisiana's alligator population has exploded in the past 50 years from fewer than 100,000 to more than 3 million.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries staff presented a preliminary report on cold weather-related fish mortality in ...

Water temperatures in a large portion of the state’s coastal areas quickly fell below critical temperatures (40 degrees F) ...

If you suspect you have become ill from contaminated oysters, please contact your regional epidemiologist ( ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shared a report at Thursday’s Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting about fish deaths caused by the extreme ...

The Louisiana Department of Health closed an oyster harvesting area after people reported norovirus-like illnesses.