Station Facts

• Established in1972
• Staff: 24 permanent
  

Jim Boggs
Field Supervisor
646 Cajundome Boulevard
Suite 400
Lafayette, LA 70506

Phone: 337/291-3100
Fax: 337/291-3139
E-mail:  Lafayette@fws.gov

Station Goals

• Protect and restore ecosystems and habitats, with special emphasis on wetlands and other declining habitats that support threatened and endangered species, concentrations of migratory birds, and interjurisdictional fisheries.
  
  
• Use an ecosystem approach to address habitat issues and leverage resources through partnerships with other agencies, private landowners, and other entities to achieve the greatest possible benefits to Federal trust fish and wildlife resources.

Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Louisiana Black Bear

Services Provided to

• Landowners, private citizens
• Military bases
• Other Federal and State agencies
• Conservation organizations

• Represents Department of the Interior (DOI) on Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Task Force; plans and builds wetlands restoration projects funded by Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA).
  
  
• Assisted Corps of Engineers in developing the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Near-term Ecosystem Restoration Plan If authorized, we will participate extensively in implementing the $1.9 billion LCA which would complement CWPPRA with several large-scale, critically needed restoration projects over 10 years.
  
  
• Assists Corps of Engineers and State agencies in implementing the Atchafalaya Basin Multipurpose Plan for flood control, water management and habitat protection.
  
  
• Works with Corps of Engineers to plan flood control, navigation, hurricane protection, and freshwater introduction projects in coastal Louisiana and Atchafalaya Basin. Recommends ways to mitigate habitat impacts and increase habitat benefits.
  
  
• Coordinates Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Louisiana by providing technical and financial assistance to landowners and other agencies to restore wetlands and increase habitat benefits.
  
• Helps develop habitat conservation plans and “Safe Harbor” agreements to allow logging on lands inhabited by red-cockaded woodpeckers. Works with Black Bear Conservation Committee (BBCC) to restore the threatened Louisiana black bear by collaborative partnerships.
  
• Assesses known or suspected contaminant problems affecting fish and wildlife resources, and recommends ways to resolve them.

Louisiana Pine Snake