Boating and Fishing Rules for Lake Azalea

Boating and Fishing Rules for Lake Azalea

Overview and Rules

Joint Efforts!

Lake Azalea is a shared private lake in the heart of the Azalea Lakes Subdivision in southeastern East Baton Rouge Parish and is bounded to the west by state highway - Jefferson Highway, to the north by HooShooToo Road, and to the east and south by private property owners.

It is a shared lake because the subdivision - Azalea Lakes - is composed of two complete homeowner associations that participate in ownership of Lake Azalea. The southerm most association - Azalea Lakes Subdivision Association - consists of 147 homes. The more northern association, relative to the lake - Azalea Lakes North Homeowners Association - includes 350 homes.

The two associations, being intimately connected to the use of the Lake have made an effort to adopt a unified set of rules concerning Boating and Fishing on Lake Azalea. You will find the same rules posted and enforced by the North association as well.

Herein, for the use of the residents and enlightenment of guests, are posted the Boating and Fishing Rules for Lake Azalea.

Lake Azalea Boating rules:

All boats used on the lake must be resident’s boats and have two Azalea Lakes Subdivision boat stickers, one on each side. Boats or stickers should not be loaned to others such as workers on your property or an unaccompanied guest.

Mechanically powered boats will be powered by electric troll motor type power – no outboard gasoline powered motors are allowed to be put into service on the lake.

Boating is allowed from dawn to dusk. Anyone boating after hours will be reported to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office as trespassers.

All boats must have a Personal Flotation Device (Life Jacket) for each occupant. Children 12 years and under are required to wear a life jacket.

Swimming is NOT allowed at anytime.

Each year, the Azalea Lakes Boards will review, make changes to, and vote on the renewal of these regulations at the start of the board’s business. The lake maintenance committee chairman will handle this duty.

If your boat is sold or given away, please remove the stickers and destroy them.

Boat Decals for resident’s boats are available from the Lake Committee Chairmen. The current Chairman for the Azalea Lakes South Association is Cyril Adams - 978-8537, and for the Azalea Lakes North Association is James Dunn - 235-5688 or 752-3882.

2/21/2011

Lake Azalea Fishing rules:

The resident hosting the guest(s) must be with a guest at all times while boating or fishing on the lake, or at the dock area.

Residents and renters are defined as family members to include: parents, children, grandchildren, and sons or daughters in law whether or not they live in a house in Azalea Lakes subdivision.

All Bass are “Catch and Release” and are to be released immediately when caught. DO NOT PLACE IN LIVE-WELLS!

Daily crappie (Sac-a-lait) limit set by Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries.
Daily catfish limit set at ten over 12 inches in length. All others must be safely return to the lake.
Pan fish or Bream will have no limit or size restriction.

If caught, Carp must be released immediately.

Catches can be checked by any subdivision resident or security patrol member. Violators will be given a warning for the first violation and the second violation will result in a one year suspension of lake use by anyone connected with that lot’s described allowed lake user.

Minnows, crawfish, shrimp and other legal bait species, not including game fish, may be taken with legal cast nets, minnow traps, dip nets and bait seines when taken in compliance with all other laws.

The use of trot lines, bottles floats, balloon style flows or other type of line style fishing with multiple hooks is banned and deemed unsafe due to hazards posed to residents and boats.

No structure or other construction other than a fence and the bulkhead surrounding the Lake as described in the Declaration of Covenants & Restrictions may be built or permitted to remain in the rear subject to the servitude.

Notwithstanding any provision of the Declaration of Covenants & Restrictions to the contrary, swimming in the Lake shall NOT be permitted.

Updated yearly rules will be posted on the ALSA web site (www.azalealakes.net) and the ALNHOA web site (www.azalealakesnorth.com) and included in the subdivisions welcome package. Additionally, the rules will be made available in the year’s spring newsletter. Lot owners who rent out their homes are responsible to let the renters know of the rules.

Each year the Azalea Lakes Board will review, make any changes to, and vote on the renewal of these regulations at the start of that boards business.

02/21/2011

Azalea Lakes Subdivision Association * 17706 Lake Iris Ave * Baton Rouge * LA * 70817 * 225-395-9299