Louisiana leans on hunters to keep ‘zombie deer’ disease in check

Chronic wasting disease is slowly spreading through Louisiana deer populations.
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Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Concordia Parish deer

CONCORDIA PARISH, La. (Gray Louisiana) — Chronic wasting disease has been detected in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Concordia Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and ...
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Concordia Parish under CWD control plan because of infected deer

Louisiana has lost another round in the battle against Chronic Wasting Disease. Last week, Wildlife and Fisheries ordered a Declaration of Emergency extending the CWD control area after a hunter took ...

Statewide sampling shows chronic wasting disease detections up from previous years

State wildlife officials detected upwards of 400 cases of chronic wasting disease during the 2025-26 hunting season, as the ...