Bill > SB111

This bill establishes new regulations for recreational fishing in a specific geographic area of Louisiana, defined as south of US Highway 190 from the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to the intersection of Louisiana Highway 1 and US 190, east of the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee from US 190 to US 90, north of US 90 from the West Atchafalaya Basin Protection Levee to Louisiana Highway 20, and then north and west of Louisiana Highway 20 from US 90 to Louisiana Highway 1 in Thibodaux, and finally south and west of Louisiana Highway 1 from Louisiana Highway 20 to US 190. Within this designated zone, anglers will be limited to a daily catch of five black bass (Micropterus spp.), which must be at least twelve inches in total length, and twenty-five crappie (Pomoxis spp.), also known as white perch or sac-a-lait, which must be at least eight inches in total length. These new rules are set to take effect on August 1, 2026.