Every year, The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) must release a Coastal Annual Plan that inventories projects, presents implementation schedules for these projects, and identifies funding schedules and […]
Take Action: Deadline to comment on coastal Annual Plan this Saturday Read More »
Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) is excited to see the current progress of Louisiana’s coastal program and the number of projects moving to construction in the Draft Fiscal Year 2023 Annual
LWF Supports State’s draft FY23 coastal Annual Plan Read More »
In July 2024, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) listed the Pearl River map turtle as threatened. Here’s the announcement. It did not make a decision to designate the
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 »
By Rebecca Triche, LWF Executive Director In March 2020, just before the COVID-19 quarantine started, we visited Kisatchie National Forest to see the aftermath of forest damage due to a
Kisatchie National Forest, Longleaf Pine Restoration, Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery Read More »
Your continued support for the River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project has been effective thus far! While the project is advancing, there’s an opportunity to leverage benefits with the construction of