The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries headquarters, located at 2000 Quail Drive in Baton Rouge.

Agenda:

 

  1. Call to Order
  2. Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer
  3. Roll Call
  4. Approval of November 6, 2025 Agenda
  5. Adoption of October 2, 2025 Commission Meeting Minutes
  6. Commission Special Announcements / Personal Privilege
  7. Enforcement Report, October 2025 – Captain Davis Madere, Enforcement Division
  8. Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent to Modify Commercial Menhaden Reduction Fishery Buffers Along Certain Portions of the Louisiana Coast – Jason Adriance, Marine Fisheries Biologist
  9. Announce Winner of the 2026 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Competition – Randy Myers, Biologist Administrator
  10. Receive and Consider a Notice of Intent for Hunter Education Program Rules and Regulations – Travis DuFour, Biologist Program Manager
  11. Receive a Presentation on the Development of Louisiana’s First Stakeholder-Driven Black Bass Management Plan (BBMP) – Zane LeBlanc, Inland Fisheries Black Bass Coordinator
  12. Receive and Consider Potpourri Document on Special Bait Dealer’s Permit – Robert Bourgeois, Fisheries Permit Coordinator
  13. Consider and Set Proposed 2026 Commission Meeting Dates
  14. Receive Public Comments
  15. Consider Holding Executive Session to Provide Update and Discuss Litigation Strategy on two Lawsuits Involving Damage to LDWF Properties, in which LDWF and the Commission are Parties – Duncan Kemp, Deputy General Counsel

            a.)        The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission vs. BP Oil Pipeline Company, Chevron Pipe Line Company, Arrowhead Gulf Coast Pipeline, LLC, and Plains Pipeline, LP, 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jefferson, Docket No. 848-368, Div. K

            b.)        The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, on its own behalf and on behalf of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission; and State of Louisiana ex rel. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries vs. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC; Gulf South Pipeline Co., LLC; Chevron USA, Inc.; Chevron USA Holdings, Inc.; Discovery Gas Transmission, LLC; Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC; Third Coast Montegut, LLC; and Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, 17th Judicial District Court, Parish of Lafourche, Docket No. C-145860, Div. C

 16. 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_7wjapUI5S1utMREWIH4Q2w