Sabine Lake Oyster Reef: Protect one of the best examples of a natural living oyster reef complex in the world. Urge Senators to vote FOR SB 451. At the mouth of Sabine […]
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The Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group (LA TIG) invited public comment on the Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #2: Provide and Enhance Recreational Opportunities (Draft Recreational Use Plan), which presents a restoration plan
It’s not too late to stop another non-native species from being introduced in Louisiana. Send a comment against approval of Sterlet sturgeon in Louisiana. There will be a public meeting on January 24,
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Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation (LPBF) released a policy paper “Recommended Policy: Treated Municipal Wastewater Assimilation in Natural Wetlands in Coastal Louisiana” that recommends not allowing new wastewater projects to discharge into natural
LWF is opposed to the introduction of a non-native species that could possibly be released in the wild where it can 1) endanger Louisiana’s native sturgeon species through hybridization and
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In a federal budget proposal released Tuesday, President Trump has included cuts that would throw a wrench in Louisiana’s plans for coastal protection and restoration. The fiscal year 2018 budget
UPDATE: The bill was amended to maintain LDWF’s ability to properly assess permit applications. It was also amended to include the Tangipahoa RIver. Thanks for your calls and emails to
UPDATE: On Friday, June 2, 2017, the Louisiana House of Representatives voted to pass the 2017 Coastal Master Plan. The plan will now replace the 2012 plan and can now
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Resolution No. 1A, 2016: Review of the Triploid Restriction on Grass Carp. LWF requests that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries review its ban on the use of diploid
Recently, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted regulations on handling cervid carcasses as a preventive measure to hopefully halt the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into Louisiana. Currently
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