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La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1 (2026)

Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions

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CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

PART I. WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES COMMISSION

§1. Wildlife and Fisheries Commission established; membership; qualifications; definitions

           A. To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, which is hereby created and established in the executive branch of the state government.

           B. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Six of the members shall each serve for overlapping terms of six years, and one shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor.

           C. Three members of the commission shall be electors of the coastal parishes and representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries. The other four shall be electors from the state at large, other than representatives of the commercial fishing and fur industries.

           D. The commissioners heretofore appointed under the provisions of Article VI, Section 1 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and presently serving as commissioners, shall continue to serve for the terms for which appointed. Thereafter, any vacancy occurring in the commission by reason of the expiration of the term for which appointed or by reason of death, resignation or otherwise shall be filled by appointment by the governor; however, persons appointed to fill the vacancy created by a retiring or deceased commissioner shall be appointed for the unexpired term of such commissioner only.

           E. No person who has served as commissioner for six years or more shall be eligible for reappointment.

           F. No commissioner may be a member of the legislature or hold any salaried public office or employment for compensation, other than per diem, existing under or created by the laws of the United States, the state of Louisiana or by any subdivision thereof.

           G. No compensation for his services shall be paid to any member of the commission, but each member shall be paid a per diem of twenty-five dollars for each day of meeting and actual expenses incurred in traveling to and from and attending meetings of the commission and in attending to his duties away from his domicile under assignment by the commission.

           H. As used throughout this title, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates differently, "director" means the director of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission and "commission" means the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.

           Amended by Acts 1974, No. 717, §1; Acts 1975, No. 81, §1; Acts 2013, No. 198, §2, eff. upon voter approval of constitutional amendment, Act 437 in 2014, rejected by voters, on November 4, 2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1975–1998 · leading case: State v. Davis, 448 So. 2d 645 (La. 1984).
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State v. Davis, 448 So. 2d 645 (La. 1984). “Defendants argue that the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission is a creature of statute, R.S. 56:1, and thus not capable, under La.”
State v. McHugh, 630 So. 2d 1259 (La. 1994). “R.S. 56:1. See also Save Ourselves, Inc., 452 So.”
LaBauve v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n, 444 F. Supp. 1370 (E.D. La. 1978). “Plaintiff contends to the contrary, relying on LSA R.S. 56:1(A), which provides: “To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisiana Wildlife…”
Jurisich v. Seafood Div. Of Louisiana, 676 So. 2d 600 (La. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “La.Rev.Stat. § 56:1(A). The Commission is a policy making and budgetary control board, with no administrative functions, and has the sole authority to establish definite management programs and policies.”
La Seafood Mgmt. v. La Wildlife, 719 So. 2d 119 (La. Ct. App. 1998). “R.S. 56:1. Stewardship is defined as "the careful responsible management of something .”
TL James & Co. v. Kenner Landing, Inc., 550 So. 2d 1378 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “The Department was created and established as provided in LSA-R.S. 56:1. LSA-R.S. 36:602(A) states, in pertinent part: The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is created and shall be a body corporate with the power to sue and be sued.”
State v. Outlaw, 485 So. 2d 217 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “For the reasons previously expressed we conclude that this violation is not a hunting violation as prescribed by LSA-R.S. 56:1 et seq. However, the defendant's conduct is closely connected with the hunting of deer upon public roads and legally posted land and from the totality…”
Dardar v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n, 413 F. Supp. 937 (E.D. La. 1975). “The Commission is a state agency, see LSA-R.S. 56:1 (1975 Supp.), and its Director is thereby a state official.”
La. Rev. Stat. § 56:1(A): 2 cases
LaBauve v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n, 444 F. Supp. 1370 (E.D. La. 1978). “Plaintiff contends to the contrary, relying on LSA R.S. 56:1(A), which provides: “To protect, conserve, and replenish the natural resources of the state, the wildlife of the state, including all aquatic life, is placed under the supervision and control of the Louisiana Wildlife…”
Jurisich v. Seafood Div. Of Louisiana, 676 So. 2d 600 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “La.Rev.Stat. § 56:1(A). The Commission is a policy making and budgetary control board, with no administrative functions, and has the sole authority to establish definite management programs and policies.”
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