Six-month course to begin in Baton Rouge this December
If you’ve ever considered becoming a game warden, here’s your chance.
The Law Enforcement Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is now accepting applications for a training academy scheduled to start up in December at the department’s Waddill Outdoor Education Center in Baton Rouge.
Applications will be accepted now through Sept. 9.
“An LDWF enforcement agent has a tremendous responsibility, protecting Louisiana’s rich natural resources, and those who enjoy those resources, whether in the field or on the water,” LDWF Secretary Robert Barham said. “And those responsibilities extend to response efforts during natural disasters when citizens need assistance in impacted areas.”
At the academy, cadets train to enforce the state’s recreational boating laws, the state and federal wildlife and fisheries laws and general law enforcement work on the state’s many wildlife management areas. The academy also covers general law enforcement training required for all state law enforcement officers.
Agents are also trained for search and rescue missions, and serve as the lead responders in search and rescue coordination under the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
“We are looking for men and women who have a love for the outdoors, want to enforce conservation laws and can make it through a demanding six months of training,” LDWF Col. Joey Broussard, head of the Law Enforcement Division, said.
The graduating agents will fill field office vacancies around the state — each cadet is assigned to a parish and must reside in that parish upon completion of the academy.
Interested applicants can apply online through the Department of Civil Service website (search for Wildlife Enforcement Cadet) and must complete the LEAPS test to qualify for consideration.
For more information including a video about becoming an LDWF agent, click here.