The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) officially closed oyster harvesting on “public oyster seed grounds” in St. Bernard Parish half an hour after sunset on December 22, 2025. Specifically, the oyster grounds of Drum Bay and Shell Point were shut down; according to a LDWF press release on the closures, these two areas contain around 1,500 acres of natural reefs and 278 a...
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