[1] The WMA is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Alexandria with access from LA 116 and US-165.
[2] The Louisiana Army National Guard signed a Management Agreement with the Nature Conservancy in 1996 covering 2,672 acres (1,081 ha) as part of the Lower West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion.
WMA Access Permits are required on any lands administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The primary overstory in this area is cypress, overcup oak and bitter pecan.
[5] When the understory is good it consists of French mulberry, blackberry, greenbrier, yaupon, trumpet creeper, and rattan.