![No, LDWF is NOT Issuing Citations for Fishing During COVID-19](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2017/09/Louisiana-Department-of-Wildlife-and-Fisheries.jpg?w=980&q=75)
No, LDWF is NOT Issuing Citations for Fishing During COVID-19
There is a fake news story making its rounds on social media claiming that game wardens will fine anyone caught fishing during "the quarantine". This just isn't true.
I see people sharing this story as if it is real (I didn't realize how many gullible "friends" I have on Facebook), and a quick 4-second search gave me the truth. From the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries website:
Recently, LDWF has had to respond to several fake news articles, one regarding increased fishing fines and, most recently, the supposed forced closure of hunting and fishing season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
None of it is true. WLF.LOUISIANA.GOV
For the love of all that is holy, people, please stop being so gullible. If you read something on the internet and you don't know if it's true, DON'T REPOST IT. Research. Make a phone call. GO TO THE SOURCE to find the truth, then share that. Don't be a part of the problem.
Check out these 50 fascinating facts about dogs:
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![WATCH: Would This Viral ‘Texas Gumbo’ Pass a South Louisiana Inspection?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/12/attachment-Texas-Gumbo-Pepper-Belly-Pete.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Breaux Bridge Man Drowns After Car Plunges into Pond](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-16-copy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana to be Prominently Featured at Republican National Convention](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-RNC-LOGO.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Left Lane Open, but Miles of Congestion on I-10 in Crowley After Tractor-Trailer Overturns](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2023/01/attachment-DOTD-Accident-crash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Drivers Pay More for Auto Insurance Than 48 Other States](http://townsquare.media/site/180/files/2020/09/traffic-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana Man Indicted On 7 Counts in Murder, Kidnapping Case](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Screenshot-2024-07-12-at-4.10.22-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Viral ‘Boudin’ Recipe Should Have All of South Louisiana Outraged](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2022/08/attachment-boudin-ball.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![Louisiana’s Culinary Gems: Specialty Meats Revealed](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2010/12/Meat-Getty.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Texas Hunters – Ever See a Deer this Small with a Rack This Big?](http://townsquare.media/site/437/files/2014/07/hunting.jpg?w=980&q=75)