Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge

The freshwater marsh of Lacassine NWR draws thousands of white-fronted geese, as well as scattered flocks of snow geese, to the refuge each year. Hunters have opportunities to pursue these wary geese, as well as a variety of puddle duck species that frequent the refuge. A general-access...

Popular species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish, bowfin and gar. The refuge consists of impounded freshwater marshes, with the 16,000-acre Lacassine Pool as the predominant feature. The Lacassine Bayou (approximately 2,000 acres) and about eight miles of canals are also...