The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will offer new or renewal commercial fishing licenses and boat registration transactions at the Lake Charles office. In addition, trip ticket staff will be present to train new or existing seafood dealers on the process of filling out trip tickets, to answer questions regarding trip tickets, and to take trip ticket orders (trip tickets will not be distributed on site).

Lake Charles Office **NEW LOCATION**

1025 Tom Watson Rd.
Lake Charles
Dec. 5 & 6
9am – 3:30pm

Other locations/times include:

New Orleans Office

2045 Lakeshore Drive Suite 438
New Orleans
Nov. 29 – Dec. 1
8am – 3:30pm

Lafayette Office

200 Dulles Drive
Lafayette
Dec. 7 & 8
9 am – 3:30 pm

Bourg Office

468 Texas Gulf Rd.
Bourg
Dec. 12 – Dec. 14
9am – 3:30pm

Acceptable forms of payment will include personal checks, cashier’s checks, money orders, and cash.  To avoid processing delays, customers purchasing licenses are asked to bring their license renewal notices with them.

First-time applicants can apply by mail or in person. When applying in person you must provide the following:

• Resident applicants must provide proof of residency such as a Louisiana driver’s license, (held continuously for 12 months) voter’s registration, vehicle registration and state income tax.
• Non-resident applicants must provide proof of residency from their domiciliary state, such as a driver’s license, voter’s registration, vehicle registration and state income tax.
• Applicants applying for a license in a business name must provide documentation showing proof of valid federal tax ID# assigned to the business name and proof of authorized signature, or an occupational license will be required.

For commercial license inquiries, contact (225) 765-2898.