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Excitement Builds for New Atchafalaya Basin Master Plan

October 16, 2024

By Amy Wold, LWF Policy Director A master plan development process to focus on the restoration and conservation of the Atchafalaya River basin got its public launch on Oct. 1 […]

Proposed DENR Reorganization Report Headed to Governor’s Desk Spurs More Questions Than Answers

September 24, 2024

By Amy Wold, LWF Policy Director A draft report that outlines a reorganization framework for natural resource management in the state, including changes to the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority […]

LWF Weighs in on Proposed Corps’ Plan to Control Neptune Pass

September 5, 2024

By Amy Wold, LWF Policy Director A new proposal to control flow through Neptune Pass, an active crevasse on the Mississippi River east bank, would continue to allow land building […]

LWF Voices Concern for Wildlife as More Solar Farms are Planned for Louisiana

August 29, 2024

Solar power generation facilities are becoming a vital part of our country’s work to expand our energy options. Louisiana, with its legacy as a power generating state, is already working […]

LWF Remains Staunchly Opposed to Pearl River “One Lake Project”

August 8, 2024

Edit: Governor Landry weighs in on impacts from proposed One Lake project. Gov. Landry urged Army Corp to reconsider plan to dam Pearl | Business News | nola.com LWF has […]

LWF, Others File to Intervene in Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Federal Lawsuit

July 16, 2024

(**Update on July 25, 2024) The Restore the Mississippi River Delta recently released a new report authored by Dr. Loren Scott highlighting the incredible economic impact that is expected to […]

LWF Weighs in on Proposed Reorganization of LDENR

July 11, 2024

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, […]

LWF Concerned about Direction and Future of Coastal Program, CPRA

May 22, 2024

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, […]

LWF Comments on Governor Landry’s Executive Order to Reorganize CPRA

May 22, 2024

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 […]

LWF comments on local impacts of carbon capture and sequestration

January 12, 2024

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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