David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot boat on February ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries had an important message for anglers who find themselves hooking this non-native invasive species of fish.

The gar weighed 20.5 pounds and taped out at 29.5 inches long. Photo courtesy David Confair David Confair and his fishing pal Grant Usilton were drift fishing for big longnose gar in Confair’s 23-foot ...

"What Brock and Tyler did was nothing short of heroic," Natchitoches Parish Sheriff Stuart Wright said. "They risked their ...

Duncan Prentice is the latest among a dedicated group of fishermen and their families to have a dedicated and lasting memory to the work they did preserving Louisiana’s coastal fishing communities.

Three people were rescued after a fishing vessel capsized Thursday 40 miles offshore from Caillou Bay, Louisiana, the Coast Guard said in a news statement. Cost Guard watchers received a satellite ...

The Louisiana Department of Health announced this week it no longer will promote mass vaccinations in the state, saying the move was necessary to “rebuild trust.” In a letter released Thursday ...

The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Ralph Abraham, told state health workers Thursday. “The State of Louisiana and LDH ...