Deer Hunting
LWFC ratifies DE expanding Chronic Wasting Disease Area in East Central Louisiana
The LWFC ratified a LDWF Secretarial Declaration of Emergency expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease Control Area in east central Louisiana.[…]
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LDWF issues Declaration of Emergency in response to CWD detection in Concordia Parish
A Declaration of Emergency has been issued by LDWF in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease detection.[…]
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CWD case confirmed in a whitetail deer in Concordia Parish
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Concordia Parish.[…]
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LDWF provides hunters with feral hog trapping guidance for CWD Control Areas
In the CWD Control Area, bait not normally ingested by deer is allowed for feral hog trapping, or by holders of bear harvest permits.[…]
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Members named to CWD task force
The Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Task Force, created during the 2025 Louisiana Legislative Regular Session, officially named its members.[…]
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LWFC gives final approval to CWD Control Area Notice of Intent
The LWFC gave final approval to a Notice of Intent to expand the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast central Louisiana.[…]
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Ready or not, CWD is here
Stay informed about CWD and follow the rules and regulations the department has established to manage the disease.[…]
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LDWF to hold public hearings July 26 and July 29 on CWD Control Area expansion NOI
The LDWF will conduct public hearings on a NOI that restricts supplemental feeding and deer carcass export from the CWD Control Area.[…]
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McPherson wants spotlight on CWD-contaminated deer pens
Former commissioner Joe McPherson charged LWF commissioners to ask Department of Agriculture officials about CWD-contaminated deer pens.[…]
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LWFC passed a Notice of Intent expanding the CWD control area
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commissioners passed a Notice of Intent expanding the Chronic Wasting Disease control area once again.[…]
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LWFC approves DE and NOI to expand CWD Control Area beginning May 1
The LWFC approved a Declaration of Emergency and NOI to expand the CWD Control Area in northeast central Louisiana beginning May 1.[…]
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CWD case found in a white-tailed deer in Catahoula Parish
The LDWF is reporting a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Catahoula Parish.[…]
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Three additional CWD-positive deer found in captive pens
LDWF is alerting the public of three additional chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the LDAF.[…]
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LDWF asking for hunters’ assistance in surveillance of CWD in Jeff Davis, other state parishes
The LDWF is asking deer hunters for assistance in surveillance for CWD in connection with a deer at a deer farm which tested positive.[…]
Deer Hunting
CWD found in farm-raised white-tailed deer in Jefferson Davis Parish
LSU Diagnostics, in coordination with the NVSL, confirmed a positive CWD test from a deceased deer at a deer farm in Jefferson Davis Parish.[…]
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LDWF: Deer hunters in northeast Louisiana urged to provide deer heads for free CWD testing
Deer hunters in northeast Louisiana are urged to place the heads of any deer they harvest in one of 13 free CWD Testing Collection points.[…]