The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Law Enforcement Academy graduated its 38th class of cadets into the ranks of LDWF Enforcement Division agents at a ceremony in Baton Rouge on Aug. 26.
After months of training at the academy, 23 newly commissioned agents are ready to begin serving their community through enforcing hunting, fishing and boating regulations that govern the use of the state’s natural resources.
This was LDWF’s second ever Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified hybrid academy class. The LDWF Enforcement Division conducted the conservation law portion of the training at the beginning of the academy for all the cadets. Then the LDWF Enforcement Division continued with the POST training at the end of the academy for the non-POST certified cadets…