The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission has taken early steps to adjust a buffer zone that would allow commercial menhaden fishing closer to the state’s coastline, reigniting the industry’s ...

A new showdown is brewing over Louisiana's controversial menhaden fishing, with another round set to play out in Baton Rouge Thursday when state commissioners consider a proposal to again alter ...

State commissioners at a packed meeting in Baton Rouge on Thursday approved a proposal to ease some regulations on Louisiana's controversial menhaden fishing industry while adding additional ...

More menhaden are caught off the Louisiana coast each year than shrimp, crab and oysters combined. (Photo courtesy of the Chesapeake Bay Program) Another tense showdown could be in the works between ...

Louisiana’s officially designated state saltwater fish is in no danger of being relieved of that title anytime soon. Speckled trout, officially known as spotted sea trout, were once again the most ...