A decade ago, the USGS warned that the ballooning swamp rat population had "literally eaten up" some 100,000 acres of coastal Louisiana wetlands. Thankfully, nutria eat mostly plants, meaning ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries opened its black bear hunting season this past weekend and the first of ten bears to be harvested across the state was taken down. As we previously ...

"Black bears were once threatened here in Louisiana, however because of the incredible conservation efforts, the populations has rebounded and resurged," Landry said. "We now have so many that they ...

Experts say the populations of the swamp rats are ... The state lists nutria as nuisance fur-bearing animals, meaning Texans can shoot or trap them on their land without a hunting or trapping ...

“We now have so many that they are getting in the way of deer hunting… The success has got us to the point where it’s time to harvest.” This is the second time Louisiana has been able to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Black bear hunting is back for the first time in Louisiana since the late 1980s. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced how they’re divvying ...

Saturday marked the beginning of Louisiana’s new black bear hunting season, but it will probably be a while before the sport is accessible to more than a select few hunters and landowners.