LOUISIANA (KLFY) — Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries officials cited 13 people for alleged turkey hunting violations during the opening weekend of the 2025 turkey hunting season. Turkey season opened statewide on April 5.

On April 5, officials cited:

• Preston Thompson, 46, of Baton Rouge, for hunting turkeys over a baited area, and hunting turkeys without a basic hunting license, turkey license and without turkey tags in in St. Helena Parish.
• James Puckett, 47, of Kentwood, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Tangipahoa Parish.
• Sam Campo, 57, of Houma, for failing to tag a turkey.
• William D. Coker, 66, of Glenmora, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Rapides Parish.
• Joshua C. Johnson, 49, of Glenmora, for possession of an illegally taken turkey and failing to tag a turkey in Rapides Parish.
• Shady Johnson, 30, of Glenmora, for hunting turkeys without turkey tags in possession in Rapides Parish.
• James Lensing, 38, of Lake Providence, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Morehouse Parish.
• Keegan Lewis, 39, of West Monroe, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Ouachita Parish.
• Michael Chain, 42, of Bastrop, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Morehouse Parish.
• Donnie Goleman, 71, of Bastrop, for hunting turkeys over a baited area in Morehouse Parish.
• Michael Alexander, 26, of Ruston, for hunting turkeys while under hunting license revocation in Lincoln Parish.

On April 6, officials cited:

• John A. Cook, 60, of Hineston, for discharging a firearm from a public roadway, hunting from a moving vehicle and failing to tag a turkey in Rapides Parish.
• Harold S. Holt, 57, of Otis, for possession of an illegally taken turkey in Rapides Parish.

No further information was released concerning these individuals.

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