Sports

There are several invasive species in Louisiana that many of us are familiar with. They would include the Chinese tallow trees, feral hogs, and giant salvinia. According to the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, “Millions of dollars are spent annually in our state to control invasive species and their impact on native species, recreational enjoyment and/or ecological balance.”

In October 2017 the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted to modify rules and regulations for approved Domestic Aquatic Organisms to include Sterlet sturgeon. This would allow non-native Sterlet sturgeon in Louisiana for aquaculture proposes including processing for meat and caviar.

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Jordan Hill U.P.C. is calling all fishermen and women, ages 4 and up, to join them on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at the St. Maurice Red River Midway Marina.

A Youth Tournament will be held from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. for ages 4 – 12 years, and participating youth need only to bring a pole. Registration for the big tournament begins at 5:00 a.m., with the tournament beginning at safe daylight and ending at 3:00 p.m.

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The 2017 All-District Team for District 3-2A was released last week, and the Winnfield Senior High School Tigers are proud to announce that 11 Tigers made the team.

Coach Lyn Bankston said, “Our district is well respected throughout the state and it was represented well in the playoffs.” He also stated, “It is an honor to be chosen because it represents players that are voted on by the other coaches in the district.

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Trail camera photos of a mature buck in Jackson Parish revealed that he was a big deer. The fact that photos only showed him moving at night for the past two years, never showing himself during daylight hours, revealed the buck’s nasty attitude. Thus, members of Two Creeks Hunting Club in Jackson parish hung a moniker on him. They called him Big Nasty.

On December 10, Big Nasty met his maker but came within a crunchy peanut shell of making his get-away.

Schymaya “Shay” Seacrist who works as a Certified Surgical Technologist at St. Francis hospital in Monroe, was preparing to leave her stand that morning and grew tired of the crunch of peanut shells on the floor her dad, George, had left from his time in the stand days prior.

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