There is now a state law that has been around for a number of years that, BY STATE LAW, 100% of the state is posted, regardless of having a sign or not. Therefore there is no argument of 'it doesn't have a posted sign'. Also some parishes have parish ordinances to the same effect, that 100% of the parish is posted by law. These just predated the state law.
Some big timber companies, mostly in N. La, used to allow 'open range', and allowed people to graze their cattle in the woods, or hunt and fish on their property without a permit or lease. As said above, that policy is long since dead and they are all now covered by the state law.
One's only chance to hunt on 'public land' is in a wildlife management area, be it state, federal or local.
Also, UNKNOWN to a lot of people, in some parishes, such as Acadia, particularly populated ones, there are 'rifled-round' ordinances, that make it illegal to fire any weapon (other than on a rifle range of course) that has rifling. That only leaves smooth bore shotguns or some black powder guns being legal. And YES, this applies to even a 22 and all pistols or such.
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