Oct. 3, 2017 – Price Lake Road at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge will reopen Wednesday morning (Oct. 4), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced. Road repairs have been completed following damage sustained from Hurricane Harvey.

Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, located in eastern Cameron and western Vermilion Parishes, consists of 76,042 acres. It borders the Gulf of Mexico for 26.5 miles and extends inland toward the Grand Chenier Ridge, a stranded beach ridge six miles from the Gulf. The refuge allows visitors opportunity to fish, shrimp and crab recreationally. For more information, go to http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/refuge/rockefeller-wildlife-refuge .

For more information on Rockefeller, contact refuge manager Phillip Trosclair (ptrosclair@wlf.la.gov ) or Gabe Giffin (ggiffin@wlf.la.gov ) at 985-351-2783.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.la.gov. To receive recreational or commercial fishing email and text alerts, signup at http://www.wlf.la.gov/signup.