The LSU Vet School houses the Wildlife Hospital of Louisiana, a rehabilitation center operating nonstop that handled around 2,000 cases last year, seeing over 150 different species.
It is the only dedicated and surgical facility for the care of wildlife in the state. But with cases increasing every year, Director of the Hospital Mark Mitchell is making an effort to expand beyond the current 350-square-foot room.
This new hospital, projected to be built in front of the current Vet School building, will be 14,000 square feet and will be able to accept all species of animals…