U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dedicates Land to “Duck Cop”

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Joe Oliveros has left a reputation and a legacy. To honor that legacy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today dedicated an 1,000-acre area east of Mer Rouge, LA to his memory. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Oliveros often patrolled the land that the Service acquired from the Farm Services Agency in 1991. Because the area attracts thousands of wintering waterfowl, it is known as one of the best duck hunting areas in northeast Louisiana, attracting both avid sportsmen and duck poachers.