Nola.com article on LA DW&F salaries...

Those salaries do seem pretty reasonable. I was surprised to see entry level cadets making so much more than entry level biologists...

I used to work in Civil Service. You really can't compare local vs state agencies. When you compare apples to apples, they are similar. That link says LADWF Agent starting is $46,600. Starting State Trooper is $46,600 as well and goes up to $50,000 after first year. LINK

They deserve the 46K to start, considering that most of the people that they will encounter for enforcement are armed. I would think it is a lot more dangerous than being a trooper.

They rarely hire new entry-level people, and from the job postings I've seen in the past, entry-level biologists don't make that much (more like $24k). Also, the cadet academy is serious business. It is structured similarly to LSP academy, but they also have to do biological training after their police training. IIRC, they live at the facility in BR for 6 weeks during the police training portion.

You also have to have a degree to do almost all of their jobs, and I believe at least an associate's to be a green jeans. The upper level management is paid on par with every other city/parish/state agency (except cops with their OT)


This seems like a bullshite article to fire up LA residents about salaries. Little click-bait "article" (really only pictures with captions) got me pissed off this morning.

Dammit CD. Now I'm gonna have to take an angry poop

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Can the fish and wildlife guys work crowd control and security for extra cash like the state troopers?

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Unless things have changed, I believe LDWF cannot work details.

Saltwater Series tournament director making 52K is ridiculous

Everything else is reasonable.

ETA: Hopefully that shite goes away soon.

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Had to have a 90 or above on civil service test for a chance at interview.

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As a civil servant, that is not exactly hard to get. I took that exam hung over and scored a ~94.

We probably all agree that the level of professionalism within wildlife and fishers greatly surpasses that of typical law enforcement. I can't help but think this is a product of their pay level and selection process. Good paying jobs with quality training attracts a far superior applicant.

I think the $46K is suitable for guys that work alone under the conditions green jeans do. I know they have as much power (if not more) than state troopers. I'd imagine the risk is equal if not greater as well.

This must be a theme for this weekend- select state salaries and certain tax deductions- by the papers. BR paper was bitching about revenue loss due to certain exemptions. What they fail to realize is that these deductions, like these guys salaries, are a good thing. Eliminating them won't help anything.