Louisiana black bear hunting lottery open through Aug. 28 with 42 tags availableBATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Black Bear Hunting Lottery is open to hunters through Aug. 28. The hunt is administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and will be held in all Louisiana Black Bear Management Areas Dec. 5-20. Bear Management Area 4 will have 19 permits, Area 1 eight permits, areas 2 and 3 four permits each and areas 5, 6 and 7 two each. Individuals not attending one of these courses may be disqualified and forfeit their bear hunting permit. A valid black bear hunting license is required prior to applying for the Wildlife Management Area and the general Black Bear Lotteries.