Experimental Harvest of Alligator Eggs - Manchac WMA

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces an experimental harvest of alligator eggs as follows:

PROPOSAL NUMBER: WLF-MWMA-26

The alligator egg harvest will be on Manchac Wildlife Management Area, located in St. John the Baptist Parish.

Sealed bids are due by 10:00 A.M., May 19, 2026 at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Lafayette Office Building, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506, First Floor Conference Room on the day of the bid opening. Prior to the bid opening date, sealed bids can be mailed to Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, ATTN: Jeb Linscombe, 2026-2028 WMA and WCA Alligator Egg Harvest Bids, 200 Dulles Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506 by 10:00 A.M. on May 19, 2026. The bids will be publicly opened and read in the First Floor Conference Room on Dulles Drive immediately after 10:00 A.M. on May 19, 2026.

For additional information or to request a bid package please call Jeb Linscombe at the LDWF Lafayette Office at (337) 735-8671 or email jlinscombe@wlf.la.gov.