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From Beaches to Poboys: My Week Around the State
01/17/2012

What a week I had last week!

I spent some time away from the capital city enjoying other parts of this great state.

Wednesday I headed up to Chatham in Jackson Parish to visit Jimmie Davis State Park. It is truly a beautiful park, and I wish I would have had more time to enjoy the fantastic sandy beach on Caney Lake. It’s also a great place for birding and cycling.

The road that follows the Mighty Mississippi in south Louisiana is home to some of the state's most historic plantation homes. Throughout the past couple of weeks I have had the privilege to visit five of Louisiana’s historic antebellum homes. These homes, dotted along the river, can be found after a short drive from either New Orleans or Baton Rouge. They allow you to get lost in the mystique of the antebellum period. Each River Road plantation tells its story in a unique way and, though no two are the same, all are interesting and beautiful.

Inauguration 2012
01/17/2012

Being elected as lieutenant governor of Louisiana is one of the greatest accomplishments of my life and not because of the reasons that may come to your mind. It’s because of the job that I get to do every day for the next four years. A job that comes easy to me: promoting the state of Louisiana, a place I consider to be the best place on Earth.

In my inaugural address I chose to talk about the happiest place on earth and my lifetime home, Louisiana. I talked about the rich cultural history, the world-renowned music and the joie de vivre that makes Louisiana unique.

Southern Living Knows Food
01/17/2012

I know I tend to talk about food often on this blog but I just can't resist. It's one of our best assets. Anyone who has visited Louisiana can attest to wanting to come back and taste it all over again. Southern Living is an expert on the South’s best offerings and they are right on, nominating not one, but two of Louisiana’s cities in its South’s Tastiest Town Awards.

Each year the American Bus Association produces a guide of Top 100 Events in North America. Three Louisiana events made the 2012 list: The French Quarter Festival, New Orleans, April 12–15; Festival International de Louisiane, Lafayette, April 25–29; and Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, Morgan City, Aug. 30–Sept.

Yesterday I was in Jennings to participate in a press conference about the Grand Reveil Acadien which is happening across south Louisiana Oct. 7 – Oct. 16. While I was there I took the opportunity to talk about a neat project our office just completed. In conjunction with Louisiana’s 200th birthday we produced 200 Free Things to Do When You Visit Louisiana. The list features fun activities throughout the state. And the best part is it’s all free.

This week, Travel + Leisure magazine announced America's best cities for foodies and gave New Orleans the top spot. While we are not surprised by this designation, we are honored and appreciate being recognized for our one-of-a-kind cuisine.

A Message From the Secretary
01/17/2012

Our motto at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is “Conserve. Protect. Replenish.” Everything we do relates to these three words. On Feb. 16, 2011, LDWF put that motto into action by participating in a historical event that reintroduced an animal species not seen in Louisiana’s wild since 1950 – the whooping crane. [...]

Whooping Cranes Return to White Lake
01/17/2012

Restoration Begins in Southwest Louisiana Marshes by Carrie Salyers There are many success stories on species recovery associated with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and in February 2011 LDWF added one more. The department’s Coastal and Nongame Resources Division (CNR) moved forward with a whooping crane re-population project that will be as [...]

Outdoor Roots
01/17/2012

by David Moreland Spring and summer are busy times both for wildlife and the people who enjoy the Louisiana flora and fauna. For those of us who hunt, the wildlife game species are raising their young for the next seasons. Colorful spring wildflowers give way to the summer wildflowers which are just as colorful. Song [...]

When Frogs Croak
01/17/2012

“The frogs are a nuisance!” I’ve gotten calls about nuisance spiders, birds, rats, snakes and bears, but the frog complaint was a first. The caller had built a goldfish pond adjacent to their bedroom window and it was now filled with a cacophony of anuran amour. “What can I do?” I was going to reply [...]

Common Frogs of Louisiana
01/17/2012

Landowners for Wildlife Private Lands Program
01/17/2012

by Fred Kimmel & John Robinette About eight out of every 10 acres of land in Louisiana are privately owned. Private landowners vary from forest industry that owns tens of thousands of acres to owners of small tracts of pastureland. The abundance and distributionof wildlife in Louisiana is largely determined by how habitat on [...]

The Good Long Adventure
01/17/2012

Story By: Hali Dardar Photos by: Phillip Taylor On Dec. 20, 2010 David Wojcik visited Morgan City, La. for the first time. “It was a lot different than I thought,” Wojcik said, “ I thought I would land on the bank of the river, flat and calm. I dreamed I would get out of my [...]

All in a Day’s Work
01/17/2012

Along with the long hours and hard work we sometimes cross paths with the weird, unusual and unexplainable, making our jobs a bit entertaining on those days. The following are true stories collected from LDWF employees and other conservation agencies from across the nation. Muddy Mess An LDWF agent was contacted by a landowner and [...]

Outdoor Journal
01/17/2012

HBO Documentary Tracks Pelican Rescue Mission During Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Louisiana Departmentof Wildlifeand Fisheries’ (LDWF) biologists and technicians were on the front line of wildlife rescue a year ago in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster. Bird rescue was a primary mission of LDWF’s Coastaland Nongame Resources Division, and one [...]

Agents of Change
01/17/2012

By Adam Einck One of the primary missions for the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Divisionis making the waterways safer for the public with an emphasis on decreasing the number of boating crash incidents and fatalities. The LDWF Enforcement Division performs this mission by executing safe boating patrols in high traffic areas, [...]

Y@ Speak: Drunk on king cake vodka edition
01/12/2012

Last week Twelfth Night — the day commemorating the time when the Three Wise Men brought king cake to the baby Jesus — happened, so it's Carnival time as the old song goes. That means it's time for king cake breakfasts on average of 4-7 times a week and uncomfortable moments stemming from breaches in office king cake etiquette (bottom line: you get a slice of king cake, you see that plastic infant, you got the baby!…

Southern Rep loses lease at Canal Place, will move
01/12/2012

Southern Rep has announced it will not renew its lease at The Shops at Canal Place at the end of January and will have to find a new space. Spring Awakening opens this weekend and closes Jan. 29.…

Loyola student who sent bomb threat indicted
01/12/2012

Remember the Loyola University student who, while seemingly suffering from some extreme form of test-taking anxiety, sent a series of bizarre messages to campus police? Today the student, 21-year-old Evelyn Hubbard, was indicted in relation to the incident, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Jim Letten's office.…

King cake-flavored vodka: The Grand Tasting
01/12/2012

So we got our hands on a bottle of that Lucky Player king cake-flavored vodka today, and after lunch everyone gathered in the kitchen for a grand tasting with tiny little purple, green and gold shot glasses ...

We all swirled the vodka in our glasses and took a deep, appraising sniff, as if we knew what the hell we were doing.…

Carnival begins with king cake vodka, celebrities and Crimes Against Nature
01/12/2012

King cakes hit shelves in area stores last week, but the first official Twelfth Night events are today. (Some revelers anxiously await the liquid alternative, King Cake Vodka).…

America's most popular movies in 2011? Sequels
01/12/2012

Box-office figures for 2011 released this week confirmed the inevitable. The five most successful movies in America last year were all part of existing film series of one type or another:

1.…

Say Yes to the Dress star coming to New Orleans
01/12/2012

If you identify as female and have access to cable television, it's likely you have spent at least Friday night in your life watching TLC's back-to-back schedule of wedding programing. If you haven't, then I applaud your ability to resist the pervasive bridal industry, with its pretty cakes and dresses.…

Listen: Gambit's free music Friday
01/12/2012

We're celebrating Year One of Gambit's Free Music Friday with, you guessed it, more music. Thanks for sticking around.…

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From Beaches to Poboys: My Week Around the State
01/17/2012