For the past few years, it was looking like Louisiana’s turkey hunters would have to reluctantly put away their shotguns and turkey calls and go back to doing what we were doing a couple of decades ago.
It’s summer time, it’s hot and outdoors activities are best confined to early and late in the day. It’s proper to sit back under the cooling hum of the air conditioner and remember how special the outdoors can be and to be reminded of events of the past that made impressions of me.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reminds the public each year that high summer temperatures, extended cloudy weather, and storms may lead to inland (freshwater) and nearshore marine fish kills in waterways across the state.
A number of studies have examined the potential healing components of being in nature. The World Health Organization released a report in 2023 titled “Green and Blue Spaces and Mental Health,” which indicated that time in nature improves mood, mindsets and mental health. This occurs regardless of whether that nature was “country” regions or urban areas. The following are some of the ways nature can have a healing effect.
I saw the name William Kinnison Haddox in an obituary and it didn’t ring a bell until I realized this was the real name for one of my best friends in the outdoors media. His nickname was one I could grasp as could thousands of others who have read and appreciated his work down through the years. Everybody knew him as Kinny Haddox.
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries kept a close eye on a specific piece of legislation this spring that Gov. Jeff Landry signed into law this past week.
I am no longer eligible to attend the “young adults” Sunday School class at church. If we had a “senior” choir, I would likely be the oldest one there, bifocals, hearing aides and all.
During its regular session this spring the Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 684 by Rep. Neil Riser (RColumbia), to advance LDWF’s ability to fund the management, conservation, restoration, and enhancement of the Louisiana black bear.
PIONEER — Poverty Point is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of being designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and visitors will be treated to free admission Saturday.
