:::Contact Information
- Mail: Game and Fish Commission; PO Box 215; Lockport, LA 70374
- Phone: (985)851-7110
- FAX: (985)851-7110
- EMAIL: [lafourchegfc@yahoo.com]
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Welcome to the Lafourche Parish Game and Fish Commission Web Site.
The Commission manages and governs the Lake Fields/Lake Long Game
and Fish Preserve (see official state lands map),
which includes Lake Fields, Lake Long, and
surrounding property up to their historic 1987 high water meander
lines minus any property sold or transferred by the State
of Louisiana.
According to Article 2 of the Bylaws, the purposes of the Commission are to manage and govern the territorial area as referenced in Article I to:
enhance the wildlife and fisheries resources of the area for the use of the general public in a recreational or commercial endeavor;
encourage tourism through sound management of a recreational based programs of sport fishing and hunting activities;
establish and maintain an environment conducive to the recreational needs of the Parish of Lafourche; and,
engage in or allow the taking of certain species of wildlife and or fishes for commercial purposes.
To accomplish the above, specific activities of the Commission have centered around the following un-prioritized list:
improving water quality and habitat and increasing fish and wildlife populations through restoration projects and Preserve cleanups;
enhancing the recreational and tourism potential of the Preserve;
camp lease management; and, harvest permits (alligators, nutria, etc.).
In recent years, the Commission has been involved in numerous specific projects or activities:
Administrative
adoption of bylaws
creation of this web site
development of a lease holder email list to facilitate communication
updated camp lease documents
Restoration/Environmental
currently working with Ducks Unlimited with a written cooperative agreement to apply for coastal use permits and perform preliminary engineering and design and a verbal understanding
to apply for restoration funds for the Commission and be the project manager for restoration projects.
development of a comprehensive Lake Fields/Lake Long restoration plan
a cooperative restoration project with the North Lafourche Levee District to dredge and deepen lower Bayou Folse and create shoreline terraces along the northern
Lake Fields shoreline
closure of numerous unneeded cuts along the eastern shoreline of lower Bayou Folse
two Lake Fields trash and derelict vessel cleanups
introduced Parish Ordinances to restrict new cuts along Preserve bayous and canals
and to prohibit waterfowl hunting within 500 feet of a camp
monitoring of historic and current coastal use permit activities
Other
introduction of state legislation to include Lake Long under Commission jurisdiction
introduction of Parish ordinances to disallow firearm discharges on camp lots and to restrict waterfowl
hunting within 500 feet of a camp
two camp lot lotteries
posting of various signs (Preserve boundaries, spoil bank restrictions, no wake zones, etc.)
development of plans for an outdoor center
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When:Unknown
Where: Lockport Town Hall
The Lafourche Parish Game and Fish Commission will not meet on the second Monday in July because of state restrictions on the number of people that may congregate at one time. The Commission
needs to meet soon, and the notice will be posted on our website. We may have to meet using public streaming Zoom to comply with the open meetings statute which states that the public must be
allowed input at public meetings.
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