Policy Center

Louisiana Wildlife Federation (LWF) opposes the current proposal to reduce the 25-mile Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Zone framework to include a 10-mile buffer zone.  LWF recognizes the proposal as […]

UPDATE 7/29/2025: Read LWF’s comments to the Army Corps of Engineers urging them to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement for the Air Products project in Lake Maurepas. Be sure to […]

Members of Congress are proposing to sell off 3 million acres of public.  If approved, current legislation would mandate the sale of up to three million acres of US Forest […]

By Rick Owens, LWF Advocacy Manager LWF continues to monitor and pursue opportunities that support efforts to protect and manage Catahoula Lake resources for the benefit of wildlife, the habitat, […]

UPDATE May 9, 2025: Rep. John Illg’s bill, HB581, to ban intentional outdoor release of mylar and latex helium balloons, passed the full House on May 7, 2025, 84-7 garnering […]

UPDATE: HB615 by Rep. Geymann was amended during the House floor discussion but lost narrowly.  However, LWF still believes there is interest in the legislature establishing some level of state […]

Louisiana Wildlife Federation supports regulations and rules for utility-scale solar development in Louisiana that are protective of the state’s fish and wildlife, specifically wildlife-tolerant fencing or no fencing, use of […]

Louisiana Wildlife Federation submitted formal comments to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority’s (CPRA) on its proposed Draft Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Plan. If passed by the legislature, the […]