For decades, Louisiana has fought to protect and restore its rapidly disappearing coast. In 2010, The Deepwater Horizon oil spill exacerbated our coastal crisis. Barataria Basin, already suffering from degradation, …
LWF’s Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC) held its first meeting last weekend. Established in 2018, the CLC program engages undergraduate college students from across the state to develop and …
Conservation Leadership Corps students have first meeting Read More »
UPDATE: Learn more about the de-listing of the interior least tern on the US Fish & Wildlife Service FAQ page. The interior least tern has been formally removed from threatened …
Interior Least Tern Delisted Under Endangered Species Act! Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation is excited to announce this year’s cohort for its Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps, a leadership development program that provides expert training for future conservation leaders. The …
LWF Announces 2021 Conservation Leadership Corps Students Read More »
This year, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF) celebrates 50 years of the Scenic Rivers Act. The Louisiana Legislature created the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System in …
Celebrating 50 Years of Louisiana’s Scenic Rivers Act Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is accepting applications for the Edgar Veillon Conservation Leadership Corps (CLC), a leadership development program that provides expert training for future conservation leaders. The program accepts …
Applications Open for Conservation Leadership Corps Read More »
Following the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent closing of the MRGO shipping channel, the MRGO Must Go Coalition (which LWF is part of) released a report detailing …
MRGO Closure: Many benefits since Katrina but more to be done Read More »
80 years Strong! On this day, in 1940, Louisiana Wildlife Federation was officially incorporated as a nonprofit. In those 80 years, we’ve gotten older and wiser and more committed than …
LWF celebrates 80 years of speaking up for Louisiana’s wildlife & natural resources Read More »
On the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Louisiana coast. The devastation of that storm 15 years ago is something that no one will soon forget. …
Hagen Reitzell and Douglas Frey had deer hunts in the fall of 2019 that they’ll never forget. Both 8 years old, they harvested their first deer, both doing so while …
Congratulations 2019 Youth Hunters of the Year: Hagen Reitzell, Douglas Frey Read More »