The Thursday, April 9, 2026 Commission Meeting to be held in the Kenny Davis Room at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center (Center) in Vidalia, Louisiana.  The meeting is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., and there will be a break for lunch around 12:30 p.m. The address for the Center is 112 Front Street, Vidalia, Louisiana, 71373, phone number 318-336-9934. Parking will be in the paved parking area under the bridge and in the lot south of the bridge (the lot across from the Center is not owned by the Center).

 

Agenda:

 

1.      Call to Order

2.      Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer

3.      Roll Call

4.      Approval of April 9, 2026 Agenda

5.      Adoption of March 4, 2026 Commission Meeting Minutes

6.      Commission Special Announcements / Personal Privilege

7.      Enforcement Report, March 2026 – Major Davis Madere, Enforcement Division

8.      Presentation on the Concordia Parish Dream Hunt Association – Johnathan Willard

9.      Presentation on the Hunt for the Gospel – Jacob Haring

10.  Presentation on INVERSA Modernizing Invasive Species Management through Technology and Commercial Offtake – Henri Ferre’

11.  Presentation on the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission – Ashlee Smith

12.  Receive an Update on Public Comments for a Notice of Intent on the 2026 Bear Hunting Areas, Seasons, Rules and Bag Limits – Dr. Jeff Duguay, Biologist Director

13.  Receive a Report and Consider Taking a Position on Legislative Instruments for the 2026 Legislative Session – Cole Garrett, General Counsel

14.  Receive an Overview of LDWF Fisheries Management Activities on Waterbodies Near Vidalia, Louisiana – Shelby Richard, Inland Fisheries Biologist

15.  Receive Public Comments on the Notice of Intent for Rule Changes Establishing Season Dates and Associated Rules and Regulations for the 2026-2028 Hunting Seasons – Dr. Jeff Duguay, Biologist Director

16.  Receive a Presentation on the Richard K. Yancey WMA – Schuyler Dartez, Biologist Manager

17.  Receive and Consider Ratification of the Secretarial Declaration of Emergency and Consider a Notice of Intent to Amend the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Areas – Johnathan Bordelon, Deer Program Manager

18.  Receive Public Comments

19.  Adjournment

 

A live audio/video stream of this meeting will be available via Zoom. View via webinar here.