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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking waterfowl hunters to take extra care this season and watch out for whooping cranes in the marshes and fields where they hunt.

Officials say a 47-year-old Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent was found dead in woods along the Mississippi River after he was shot in the chest in the early morning hours.

Authorities say a teenager drowned in a boating accident in Jackson Parish. Capt. Alan Bankston with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said two teenage boys were riding on a paddle boat in a small private pond near Eros Monday night when the paddle boat capsized.

Two suspects in the shooting and decapitation of at least two bald eagles in Franklin Parish are being investigated and arrests are expected soon, says Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham.

A boating accident that killed a Deville man is under investigation by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officers.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says another 14 oiled birds have been brought to the rescue station in Fort Jackson.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says it is prohibiting hunting in parts of southeast Louisiana because of flooding.

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is alerting hunters that flooding conditions along the Ouachita and Boeuf rivers will reduce the available hunting area within the Boeuf Wildlife Management Area in Caldwell Parish.