Louisiana State Animal Response Team - LSART

Louisiana State Animal Response Team - LSART

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The Louisiana State Animal Response Team (LSART) developed from the Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association (LVMA) Disaster Committee.

04/23/2026

If you took our slack water course and still don't have your LA state boaters license, this is a great opportunity!

If you were born after 1984, you are required to have a boaters license in Louisiana. The course if free and offered in person or online.

๐Ÿšค ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—œ๐—ก๐——๐—˜๐—ฅ: ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—ฆ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ! ๐Ÿฆบ

Still need your boating certification? Or just want to sharpen your skills before hitting the water this season? LDWF has you covered with ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†!

Hereโ€™s whatโ€™s waiting for you ๐Ÿ‘‡
โœ… NASBLA-approved boating safety course
โœ… Official certification upon completion
โœ… Lunch provided ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ
โœ… Door prizes at select locations ๐ŸŽ
๐Ÿ’ฐ ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜!

๐Ÿ“Œ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€?
Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1984 must complete a National Association of State Boating Law Administrators-approved course to legally operate a motorboat over 10 horsepower. (Honestly, itโ€™s a smart move for any boater.)

โš ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ!
Some locations have already filled up, but spots are still available at the following locations ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“Caddo Parish (The Boat Shop of Shreveport)
๐Ÿ“Ouachita Parish (Ludwig Marine of Monroe)
๐Ÿ“Tangipahoa Parish (Pontchatoula Volunteer Fire Department)
๐Ÿ“Terrebonne Parish (Ward 7 Citizenโ€™s Club in Chauvin)
๐Ÿ“Calcasieu Parish (LDWF Lake Charles Office)
๐Ÿ“Rapides Parish (Region 3 LDWF Enforcement Office in Pineville)

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ
Students are encouraged to bring SERVICABLE lifejackets that are not currently being used to trade or donate to the life jacket drive. ๐Ÿฆบ

๐Ÿ”— ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ + ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
https://buff.ly/8apzWrn (Click โ€œFind a Boating Education Course Near Youโ€)

๐Ÿ“„ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ:
https://buff.ly/eGBR8bJ

๐Ÿ™Œ Big thanks to the Louisiana Wildlife Agents Association and partners statewide for making this event happen!

04/12/2026

Great info for what to always have when traveling with your pet. You can download and free pet profile page on our website

A common question we get is โ€œwhat do I put in my tubeโ€, here is just a couple of suggestions:

- slip leash
- ICE sheet
- kennel keys
- emergency meds
- vet records


Order today at thosetubethings.com

Photos from Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's post 01/22/2026
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