This week, the Senate Natural Resources Committee heard arguments for Senator Robert Owen’s bill SB124, to suspend regulations prohibiting the channelization, clearing and snagging, channel realignment, reservoir construction, or dredging […]
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UPDATE May 9, 2025: Rep. John Illg’s bill, HB581, to ban intentional outdoor release of mylar and latex helium balloons, passed the full House on May 7, 2025, 84-7 garnering […]
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HB615 is being heard in House Natural Resources Committee on April 23. Go to legis.la.gov to listen to the committee’s hearing live. Recently proposed solar energy sites in Louisiana have […]
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Louisiana Wildlife Federation supports regulations and rules for utility-scale solar development in Louisiana that are protective of the state’s fish and wildlife, specifically wildlife-tolerant fencing or no fencing, use of […]
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Louisiana Wildlife Federation submitted formal comments to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) on its proposed Draft Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan. If passed by the legislature, the […]
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The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) released the latest draft of a reorganization blueprint that is a more complete, and in many ways, detailed version of how […]
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The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (DENR) released the latest draft report outlining a reorganization for natural resource management in the state as directed by Governor Jeff Landry […]
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This was updated 11/25/24 The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project is an ambitious part of the state’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast, designed as a controlled way to reconnect […]
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By Amy Wold, LWF Policy Director A slew of news articles and personal reports have highlighted frustration from the public and fishing communities that certain species of sharks are becoming […]
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By Amy Wold, LWF Policy Director A master plan development process to focus on the restoration and conservation of the Atchafalaya River basin got its public launch on Oct. 1 […]
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