This agreement provides for wildlife and fishery surveys, assessments and habitat management and restoration

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R8-Southern Region awarded a $152,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on August 17, 2026, under the Good Neighbor Authority program (CFDA 10.691) to conduct wildlife and fishery surveys, assessments, and habitat management and restoration work through July 31, 2031. The Good Neighbor Authority allows the Forest Service to enter into cooperative agreements with states to conduct restoration and recreation services across jurisdictional boundaries, with projects negotiated between the Forest Service and the cooperating agency on the basis of work products, project objectives, and relationship to regional forest and watershed health priorities.

Work is performed in Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, a state government agency operating as a child entity of the Executive Office of the State of Louisiana, serves as the prime recipient. The agency's federal grant portfolio centers on wildlife and fisheries conservation work, with recent awards from the Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Agriculture. LDWF passes through funding to sub-recipients including Mississippi State University, University of Georgia Research Foundation, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Ducks Unlimited, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission for species monitoring, habitat restoration, and fisheries data collection work.