Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcements agents cited three Raceland men in two separate cases for alleged frogging violations on the Salvador Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in St. Charles Parish on June 10.
Agents cited Rickey Ponson, 40, and Jared Loupe, 38, for being over the legal limit of frogs and failing to provide agents with a self-clearing permit. Agents were on boat patrol on the Salvador WMA when they inspected Ponson and Loupe’s vessel and found the two men to be in possession of 69 frogs.
Agents then cited Frank Curole Jr. 39, for being over the legal limit of frogs. During an inspection of his vessel, agents found him in possession of 99 frogs.
Agents seized the frogs from the three men and returned them to the water.
Over the limit of frogs on a WMA and failing to provide a self-clearing permit each brings a $100 to $350 fine and up to 90 days in jail for each offense.
The experimental nighttime frogging and fishing season on the Salvador WMA will be open until official sunrise on Aug. 15. To frog on the Salvador WMA a self-clearing permit and basic fishing license are required and frogs are limited to 50 frogs per vessel.
Agents involved in the case are Senior Agent Kyle Wagner and Agent Jonathan Boudreaux.