Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) honored an outgoing commission member at the Dec. 4 Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) meeting in Baton Rouge.

LWFC board member Ann Taylor, of Luling, was awarded an LDWF Honorary Agent award by Col. Joey Broussard, head of the LDWF Enforcement Division, for her six years of exemplary service as an at-large appointed commission member.

Taylor, a lifelong Louisiana resident, is co-owner of the Louisiana Sportsman Magazine, the state's largest periodical covering the outdoors of the Bayou State.   She is a graduate of Louisiana State University and has worked in the outdoor news publishing business for 24 years.  She is also a former president of the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association.

Taylor's affiliations with conservation organizations include memberships in CCA Louisiana, Ducks Unlimited and the International Women's Fishing Association.

For more information, contact Adam Einck at 225-765-2465 or aeinck@wlf.la.gov.