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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforcement agents cited a subject on April 13 for allegedly shooting an endangered whooping crane in Evangeline Parish.
Agents cited Michael Alaniz, 49, of Chicago, Illinois, for violating the migratory bird treaty act.
Agents first learned about a shot whooping crane on March 19 when biologists reported a lost signal on a whooping crane’s tracking collar. The last known location of the crane was on a privately owned crawfish farm near Hwy. 106 between Bayou Chicot and Pine Prairie.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,
My name is Carlton Campbell and I am presently serving as Councilman at Large for the City of Abbeville, representing every resident of our community across neighborhoods and perspectives. I do not represent one group or one side.
Our strength always comes from our diversity and our shared commitment to build a community where people can live, work and enjoy life together. Whether you have lived here for generations as I have, or just putting down roots, your voice matters and your success matters.

According to Vermilion Parish Sheriff Eddie Langlinais, on April 10, at approximately 9 a.m., the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Enforcement Division received a complaint that a suspicious vehicle was backed onto the property of a residence located on Klaby Meaux Road, which is south of Kaplan.