Besides their traditional role as a "game warden", Louisiana Wildlife Enforcement Agents also have a number of other responsibilities, including conducting board of health inspections on some portions of the state's commercial fishing industry.

Agents are trained in and conduct numerous search and rescue operations, both in remote land areas and on the state's waterways.

Agents ensure that hunters, anglers, boaters, dealers, breeders, farmers, and transporters are in compliance with regulations governing equipment, quotas, licenses, and registrations.

In addition, agents perform search and rescue missions alone or in conjunction with other local, state, and federal agencies.

[3] In 2005, the Enforcement Division was involved in extensive search and rescue missions in the New Orleans area following Hurricane Katrina.

Rachel Zechenelly, was named as one of Glamour Magazine's "2005 Women of the Year" for her role in rescue efforts[4] The department is divided up into eight regions, with its headquarters in Baton Rouge.

The main patrol vehicles are four-wheel-drive pick-up trucks made by Ford, Dodge, or General Motors.

The Enforcement Division also utilizes several single engine fixed winged aircraft, as well as several large offshore patrol boats.Like many other police agencies around the United States, LDWF has several sub-divisions in specialized tasks.

These agents provide regions with additional manpower on WMAs and places of high seasonal utilization, such as Grand Isle and other locations throughout the state.

The Aviation Section's aircraft provide a valuable platform for detecting illegal hunting and fishing activities and frequently play a vital life-saving role in search and rescue operations.

The Aviation Section also contributes its services to other divisions for biological missions, such as waterfowl counts and the monitoring of commercial fisheries.