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HELP KEEP NON-NATIVE STERLET STURGEON OUT OF LOUISIANA – SEND YOUR COMMENT TODAY

January 15, 2018

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, […]

LOUISIANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION SUPPORTS A MORATORIUM ON NEW WASTEWATER ASSIMILATION PROJECTS

October 12, 2017

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 OPPOSES ADDING STERLET STURGEON TO LOUISIANA’S DOMESTICATED AQUATIC ORGANISM LIST

October 4, 2017

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 […]

TELL CONGRESS: REJECT PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF OIL REVENUE SHARING FOR GULF STATES (GOMESA)

May 25, 2017

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 […]

PROTECT LOUISIANA’S SCENIC RIVERS FROM AUTOMATIC PERMITTING OF DREDGING, DE-SNAGGING, CLEARING

May 19, 2017

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 […]

TELL YOUR LEGISLATORS: VOTE YES ON 2017 COASTAL MASTER PLAN

May 16, 2017

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 […]

LWF RESOLUTION SUMMARIES: TRIPLOID GRASS CARP, LOUISIANA STATE PARKS, OPEN-MUNITIONS BURN BAN, SEGMENTED BREAKWATERS, AND PUBLIC LANDS

November 10, 2016

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 […]

LWF COMMENTS ON THE LDWF CERVID CARCASS BAN NOI

November 4, 2016

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 […]

GOVERNOR EDWARDS ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTING AGENCIES TO ADHERE TO THE COASTAL MASTER PLAN

April 5, 2016

On April 4th, Governor John Bel Edwards issued Executive Order No 2016-09, directing all state agencies to operate in a manner consistent with the Coastal Master Plan.  The Governor cited […]

PUBLIC MEETINGS IN FEBRUARY: LWFC ADOPTS NOTICES OF INTENT FOR HUNTING SEASONS, HUNTING REGULATIONS AND WMA RULES

February 13, 2016

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) adopted notices of intent for the 2016-17 and 2017-18 hunting seasons, 2016-17 general and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) hunting seasons and rules and […]

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