A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agent was honored at the Nov. 2 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission meeting held in Baton Rouge.
Shikar-Safari Club International presented their 2022 Conservation Officer of the Year award for Louisiana to LDWF Corporal Blaine Wagner. The Shikar-Safari award recognizes an agent from each state for outstanding efforts in conservation law enforcement.
Corporal Wagner has been an LDWF agent for over nine years and mainly patrols Plaquemine and St. Bernard parishes.
Corporal Wagner consistently is one of the leaders in cases in his region. His cases are primarily commercial and recreational fishing violations including oyster theft, closed season oyster fishing, illegal harvest of undersized crabs and immature female crabs and over the limit and undersized recreational fish.
Corporal Wagner is also a boating safety education instructor and a drone pilot for his region.
