Louisiana Wildlife Federation has completed its fourth year of the Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps, a leadership development program that provides expert training for future conservation leaders. The program continues …
LWF Conservation Leadership Corps Students Complete Program Read More »
Exciting news to share for conservation in Louisiana! The bill creating the Louisiana Outdoors Forever conservation funding program (HB 762) has been passed by the Louisiana Legislature. The bill, introduced …
Historic Conservation Legislation Establishes Louisiana Outdoors Forever Program Read More »
You spoke up and they listened! In its original draft Environmental Impact Statement released in October 2021, the U.S. Army Corps (Corps) of Engineers selected the use of mitigation banks …
UPDATE (4/4/2022) – You can view the recording of this meeting here. Louisiana Wildlife Federation will be hosting a meeting in St. Charles Parish for the public to learn about …
In November 2021, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed listing the Pear River map turtle as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. (You can also read additional background …
Pearl River Map Turtle Comments: Yes for listing, designate habitat too Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation is asserting that it is too early to declare delisting of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Before delisting, a thorough review of all of the files and sources needs …
Too Soon to Declare Ivory-billed Woodpecker Extinct Read More »
At the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting today, members learned more about the suspected case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer harvested in Tensas Parish. A hunter …
CWD in Louisiana Likely Found; LDWF to Activate Response Plan Read More »
Update (3/17/22): On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, the CPRA Board unanimously passed the FY23 Annual Plan. The Plan must now make its way through the Louisiana Legislature. The 2022 Regular …
State’s annual coastal spending plan released, tops $1B for first time Read More »
A new year means a new cohort of Louisiana Wildlife Federation’s (LWF) Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC)! LWF has selected 20 undergraduate students from 9 universities in Louisiana for …
LWF Announces 2022 Conservation Leadership Corps Students Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) supports a change to regulations for recreational harvest of spotted seatrout (speckled trout) in Louisiana to address the reported decrease in species population over the past …
LWF Urges Changes to Spotted Seatrout Regs to Recover Population Read More »