For years, the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge that hugs 26 miles of Gulf of Mexico shoreline in remote southwestern Louisiana has been a haven for nature lovers and researchers.

The alligators have fled and the tall, green marsh grasses are brown from salt water, but the coastal Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge’s resilient natural defenses may have prevented a catastrophe in ...

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, which consists of 71,000 acres, borders the Gulf of Mexico for 26.5 miles and extends inland toward the Grand Chenier ridge, a stranded beach ridge, ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge is finally reopening its doors. “I like to come out here and crab,” said Brandon Freeman, a resident enjoying his day off at Rockefeller Wildlife ...

CREOLE, La. (KLFY)- Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge has been closed due to damage from Hurricane Laura and then faced additional impact from Hurricane Delta. Officials say the refuge took in up to 20 f… ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) will close Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Sept. 2-6 until noon each day to hold its annual controlled alligator harvest. After noon each ...

“There were a lot of effects and it’s just taken so long to recoup from the hurricanes,” said Program Manager, Scooter Trosclair. The Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge officially celebrating 100 years of ...

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, which consists of 71,000 acres, borders the Gulf of Mexico for 26.5 miles and extends inland toward the Grand Chenier ridge, a stranded beach ridge, ...

CAMERON, La. (AP) - What used to be Louisiana’s largest state wildlife refuge is celebrating its centennial. The Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in southwest Louisiana was 86,000 acres (34,800 ...

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, which consists of 71,000 acres, borders the Gulf of Mexico for 26.5 miles and extends inland toward the Grand Chenier ridge, a stranded beach ridge, ...

But thanks to some pioneering research at a wildlife refuge in Southwest Louisiana, the number of alligators has grown. Skip to content. Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network.

GRAND CHENIER, La. (AP) - A large Louisiana wildlife refuge will be closed for three mornings in September for an alligator harvest. The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says in a news release ...