A deer such as this buck infected with Chronic Wasting Disease, has tested positive for the fatal disease in Louisiana. Courtesy photo
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February 15, 2022
Chronic Wasting Disease found in Louisiana
It was inevitable. Until the last couple of weeks, Louisiana deer hunters have held their collective breaths that Chronic Wasting Disease that has surrounded our state would not make an appearance in Louisiana deer. The disease has been found in deer in Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi and it was only a matter of time before it showed up in Louisiana deer. It’s here now. A buck deer taken in Tensas Parish has tested positive for the dreaded disease.