LDWF declares emergency after chronic wasting disease detected in Concordia Parish deer
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Key Points:
- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has declared a state of emergency in parts of Pointe Coupee Parish after a white-tailed buck tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD).
- The emergency declaration also includes all of Catahoula and Concordia parishes, as well as portions of Avoyelles, LaSalle, Pointe Coupee, and Rapides parishes.
- Chronic wasting disease is an infectious and always fatal disease with no known treatment, affecting deer populations.
- Starting February 1, restrictions on baiting and feeding deer will be implemented in the affected areas to help control the spread of the disease.
- New regulations will prohibit the transport of certain deer carcass parts outside the designated zones to prevent further
