LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is a state government entity focused on the regulation and administration of natural resource infrastructure, particularly in support of federal conservation and utility services. Its core capabilities center on the operational management and financial reimbursement of critical utility services—specifically electricity—for federal wildlife and fisheries operations. This includes the precise accounting, compliance, and fiscal administration of energy costs associated with field facilities, research stations, and wildlife management areas under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The department’s technical expertise lies in interagency fiscal coordination, utility cost tracking, and compliance with federal reimbursement protocols for public land operations, ensuring seamless alignment between state resource stewardship and federal mission requirements. The entity maintains a consistent working relationship with the Department of the Interior, primarily supporting its U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the administration of utility cost reimbursement for field operations in Louisiana. This partnership reflects a specialized, mission-critical function tied to the maintenance of federal wildlife refuges and ecological infrastructure, where accurate cost reporting and timely fiscal processing are essential to sustained conservation efforts. Its primary industry focus is on NAICS 926130, which encompasses the regulatory and administrative oversight of utility services for public land and resource management. This places the department at the intersection of environmental governance and utility fiscal compliance, serving as a state-level conduit for federal energy cost management in conservation contexts. It does not engage in utility provision or infrastructure development but rather in the administrative governance of utility expenditures tied to federally managed natural resources. As a state agency structured under 2A classification, it operates as a public governmental entity with no commercial certifications. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, its market presence is geographically anchored in the Gulf South, where it supports federal land and wildlife management through state-federal coordination mechanisms. Its positioning is uniquely tied to the operational needs of federal agencies managing ecological assets within state boundaries.