The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, July 8, at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters, located at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge.

 

1.     Call to Order

2.     Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer

3.     Roll Call

4.     Approval of July 8, 2025 Agenda

5.     Adoption of June 3, 2025 Commission Meeting Minutes

6.     Commission Special Announcements / Personal Privilege

7.     Recognition and Presentation of the Theophile Bourgeois Memorial Award to Agent Dustin Barton – Richard Fischer, LCBA Executive Director

8.     Enforcement Report, June 2025 – Captain Davis Madere, Enforcement Division

9.     Receive a Presentation on the Results of the Commercial Menhaden Fishery Bycatch Study – Dr. Lewis Naisbett-Jones and Dr. Scott Raborn, LGL Ecological Research Associates

10.  Receive and Consider a Resolution to Dedicate Acquired Property and Establish the Bogue Chitto WMA – Rhett Desselle, Legal Section

11.  Receive and Consider a Resolution to Dedicate Acquired Property and Establish the Flatwoods Savanna WMA – Rhett Desselle, Legal Section

12.  Receive a Presentation on the 2025 Waterfowl Hunter Survey with Special Emphasis on the Upcoming Decision for Zones and Splits for Duck Hunting for the 2026-2030 Seasons – Jason Olszak, Waterfowl Program Manager

13.  Receive a Presentation from Delta Waterfowl for the Waterfowl Breeding Grounds Conservation Funding Work for 2025 – John Davis, Delta Waterfowl

14.  Receive a Presentation from Ducks Unlimited for the Waterfowl Breeding Grounds Conservation Funding Work for 2025 – Howie Singer, Ducks Unlimited

15.  Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent for Changes to the Scenic Rivers Program – Amelia Wolfe, Scenic Rivers Program

16.  Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent for Changes to the Control of Outlaw Quadrupeds and Nuisance Wildlife Control Rules and Regulations – Bradley Breland, Wildlife Permits Coordinator

17.  Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent for Changes to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Rules and Regulations – Bradley Breland, Wildlife Permits Coordinator

18.  Receive Public Comments

19.  Adjournment

 

A live audio/video stream of this meeting will be available via Zoom.  To view via webinar, register at: https://wlf-la.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5DON-WgzRIKjPqDmoyFbZA