Over its eight decades as an organization, LWF has facilitated citizen action and engagement in natural resources management on behalf of our membership that has been comprised of hunters, anglers, […]
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UPDATE: HB 806 that changes CPRA’s board passed the Senate on May 22, 2024 and is headed to the Governor’s desk for signing. As the 2024 legislative session winds down, […]
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Governor Landry has signed Executive Order JML 24-13 which calls for moving the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) from an independent, stand-alone agency to one that would be under […]
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Updated (1/29/24): The CCS Task Force held another meeting on January 18, 2024. A link to that meeting has been added to the end of this blog. Louisiana Wildlife Federation […]
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(1/2/2024) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved Louisiana’s application for regulatory oversight of carbon dioxide injection wells, known as Class VI wells. The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (LDNR) […]
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Update (12/13/23): The State Mineral & Energy Board has approved both operating agreements. You can read the press release here. Louisiana Wildlife Federation submitted comments in response to two draft […]
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The Coastal Barrier Resource System includes 3.5 million acres of barrier islands, beaches, and wetlands along the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin […]
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In a disappointing move on Tuesday, November 7, the Joint Natural Resources committee voted to reject the Notice of Intent for new redfish rules approved by the Louisiana Wildlife and […]
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If you’re following the observed declines in redfish populations, you may want to know that the proposed changes to recreational redfish harvest will receive oversight by the Legislature’s Joint Committees […]
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The MRGO Must Go Coalition – which Louisiana Wildlife Federation is part of – and other community organizations recently submitted a letter to Assistant Secretary of the Army Michael Connor […]
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