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 ...

Louisiana approved the first hunting season for the black bear next year after the state's large carnivore expert assured wildlife regulators the once threatened population has grown enough to ...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is moving forward with plans to expand the black bear hunting season. Last December, the state had its first season in decades, and the commission ...

Shadowlawn Art Show and live music through 8p.m. WHAT MAKES THIS FESTIVAL SO UNIQUE? This festival celebrates not only the Louisiana Black Bear that is so prevalent in the Atchafalaya National ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A move is underway that wildlife advocates hope will persuade the state to end plans to overturn a nearly 40-year-old hunting ban on Louisiana black bears. Jeff Dorson ...

Louisiana's first black bear hunting season in 35 years ended on Sunday after hunters killed 10 total bears, including one that weighed nearly 700 pounds. The bear hunts were reinstated this year ...

Louisiana black bears are more common in northern and coastal parishes, but could that be changing? Black bears have been spotted roaming around the greater Baton Rouge region in the past week ...

Additionally, black bears are also most active during early morning and late evening, especially around dawn and dusk. In Louisiana, black bears are predominantly found in forested wetlands along ...

(KPLC) - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is now accepting applications for the Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery after a new state law established the black bear hunting ...