News:	Current and Upcoming Hunting Seasons (see Louisiana Hunting Regulations for more information) Deer: Oct 1 through Jan 31 Quail and pheasant: Nov 19 - Feb 28 Rabbit: Oct 1 - Feb 28 Squirrel: Oct 1 - Feb 28 Nutria: Sept 1 - Feb 28 Crows, blackbirds, cowbirds, and grackles: Sept 1 - Jan 1 Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: Nov 5 - Jan 28 Rails: Sep. 10-25, Nov 12 - Jan. 4 Gallinules: Sept 10 - 25, Nov 12 - Jan 4 Snipe: Nov 2 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Feb 28 Canada Geese: Nov 5 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Jan 31 Light and White-fronted Geese: Nov 5 - Dec 4, Dec 17 - Feb 12 Doves: Sep. 3-11, Oct 8 - Nov 27, Dec 17 - Jan 15 Bobcat, raccoon, possum: year-round
Times-Picayune: Tropical Storm Nate: Live updates as the storm heads for Louisiana, Gulf Coast
Daily Advertiser: Some festivals canceled, state parks closed as TS Nate approaches
The Acadiana Advocate: Insect repellent a must for squirrel opener
Banner-Tribune: Positive West Nile Pool Test in St. Mary
Country Roads: The School of Hard Knocks: Hunting season mishaps
Louisiana Sportsman: Sportsman introduces expanded kayak coverage
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Meetings:
Atchafalaya Basin Research and Promotion Board Meeting, Oct 12 at 9:30 am in Baton Rouge
Annual Plan Public Meeting, Oct 18 at 6 pm at Iberville Parish Council Chambers, Plaquemine
Annual Plan Public Meeting, Oct 19 at 6 pm at St. Martin Parish Council Chambers, St. Martinville
Fun Stuff:
Breaux Bridge Citywide Garage Sale, Oct 6 and 7 in Breaux Bridge
Iberville Swamp Life Expo, Oct 7 at the Grosse Tete Welcome Center
World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, Oct 14-15 in New Iberia
Crafting the South Louisiana Sound, Louisiana musical instrument exhibit, Sept 8 through Oct 15 at Hilliard University Art Museum in Lafayette
Boudin Cook-Off, Oct 21 in Lafayette
Blackpot Festival and Cook-Off, Oct 27-28 at Vermilionville in Lafayette
Water Trails of the Atchafalaya, June 17 - Oct 29 at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen
La Table Francaise, last Saturday of every month at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville
Les Courdre Pointes Quilting Circle, every Friday at 10 am at NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville

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Checking the Water

Data is for 10/6/2017

ALL STAGE FORECASTS INCLUDE 24 HOURS OF FUTURE RAINFALL.

Ohio River at Cairo

Location: Southernmost gauge on the Ohio River in Illinois Reading significance - used to forecast rises on the Mississippi. Lag time, 4 to 6 days.

Flood Stage: 40'

Stage: 9.4'

24 hour change: +0.3'

Forecast: expect to RISE to 10.8' by 10/11

Mississippi River, just south of ORCS, at Red River Landing

Reading: Mississippi River south of ORCS, after the diversion into the Atchafalaya

Flood Stage: 48'

Stage: 17.8'

24 hour change: -0.5'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 17.4' by 10/11

Mississippi River at Baton Rouge

Flood Stage: 35'

Stage: 7.2'

24 hour change: -0.2'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 6.6' by 10/11

Mississippi River at New Orleans

Flood Stage: 17'

Stage: 3.4'

24 hour change: -0.3'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.1' by 10/11

Atchafalaya River

Atchafalaya River at Simmesport

Flood Stage: 47'

Stage: 5.9'

Forecast: expect to HOLD at 5.9' through 10/11

Atchafalaya River at Melville

Flood Stage: 34'

Stage: 4.0'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.9' by 10/11

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs

Flood Stage: 29'

Stage: 3.5'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.4' by 10/11

Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose

Flood Stage: 20'

Stage: 3.8'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.7' by 10/11

Atchafalaya River at Bayou Sorrell Locks on the GIWW

Flood Stage: 12'

Stage: 3.1'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 3.0' by 10/11

Atchafalaya at Millet (Myette) Point

Flood Stage: 15'

Stage: 2.5'

Forecast: expect to RISE TO 3.0 by 10/11

Atchafalaya River at Morgan City

Flood Stage: 6'

Stage: 2.9'

Forecast: expect to FALL to 2.7 by 10/11

Murphy Lake near Bayou Sorrel

Stage: 8.92'

Lower Grand River at Bayou Sorrel

Stage: 6.01'

Bayou Courtableau (inside the floodway)

Stage: 17.93'

Middle Fork, Bayou Long

Stage: 2.71'

Arm of Grand Lake near Crook Chene Cove

Stage: 6.26'

Pontoon Bridge at Butte Larose

Stage: 6.13'

Lake Pelba at I-10, Henderson

Stage: 9.84'

Little Alabama Bayou at Sherbourne

Stage: maintenance

Work Canal near I-10

Stage: maintenance

Bayou La Rompe at Lake Long

Stage: maintenance

Keelboat Pass below Lake Chicot

Stage: 3.15'