Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice
Although most refuge lands and outdoor spaces have remained open for the public to enjoy, we encourage you to:

  • Check local conditions on this website and call ahead for current information
  • Follow current CDC safe practices by maintaining a safe distance between yourself and other groups
  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
  • Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze
  • Most importantly, stay home if you feel sick


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Alert: Covid-19 Information

In keeping with guidance from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and acting out of an abundance of caution, the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuges Complex is temporarily suspending operations of the Bayou Lacombe Visitor Center. Refuge staff is committed to doing their part to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our employees, volunteers, and visitors. Therefore, planned Refuge events and programs may not take place as scheduled. Refuge lands, including nature trails and outdoor recreational facilities, remain open and accessible to the public to provide opportunities for recreation and relaxation.

More Information at this link

Take a Virtual Tour of Delta NWR

view of canal through marsh at Delta

Explore the waterways and marshes of Delta National Wildlife Refuge on a virtual boat tour.

Take a Virtual Tour with our boat pilot

Steps Taken to Prevent Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer

New regulations that take effect during this falls' hunt season in Louisiana prohibit the use of natural deer urine that has not been tested and labeled as "CWD Not Detected." More information available at link below.

LDWF Regulations on Deer Urine effective Sept. 1, 2019

Attention Young Artists

Two Ross Geese swimming side by side

Could your work be on the next Junior Duck Stamp? Support conservation, education, and the arts with a Junior Duck Stamp!

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Waterfowl Traveling the Mississippi

Ancient Travel Routes

Three ducks in flight

The Mississippi River begins at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows 2,350 miles to the Gulf of Mexico near Venice, Louisiana. The area drained by the Mississippi watershed covers about 40% of the lower 48 states, and about 40% of the nation's migratory waterfowl use the river basin as a migratory flyway.

More about migratory birds

About the Complex

Southeast Louisiana Refuges

Delta National Wildlife Refuge is managed as part of the Southeast Louisiana Refuges.

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About the NWRS

National Wildlife Refuge System

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The National Wildlife Refuge System, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, manages a national network of lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife, and plants.

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