re: UPDATE in OP: LDWF agent shot during traffic stop in Morehouse Parish

So sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. Great to hear his condition as of now, ( i.e., movement of extremities, response to commands. ) Hope his condition continues to improve.
As far as their duties, I had an Enforcement Agent tell me they ( Enforcement Agents ) have more authority than a state trooper. They are just more cool and laid back. Glad to hear they caught the scumbag POS.

I love how in that post he said "caught the bitch"

The dad of the agent that was shot posted it on Facebook.

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They need probable cause like any other cop.

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Actually, they don't. They can also search any vehicle without consent.

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"...any commissioned wildlife agent may visit, inspect, and examine, with or without [a] search warrant, records, any cold storage plant, warehouse, boat, store, car, conveyance, automobile or other vehicle, airplane or other aircraft, basket or other receptacle, or any place of deposit for wild birds, wild quadrupeds, fish or other aquatic life or any parts thereof whenever there is probable cause to believe that a violation has occurred. Commissioned wildlife agents are authorized to visit or inspect at frequent intervals without the need of search warrants, records, cold storage plants, bait stands, warehouses, public restaurants, public and private markets, stores, and places where wild birds, game quadrupeds, fish, or other aquatic life or any parts therof may be kept and offered for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any laws or regulations under the jurisdiction of the department have been violated...."

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Still need probable cause, but does not need a warrant...

UPDATE: Two in custody for questioning after shooting of wildlife agent Tyler Wheeler

Thanks for update

prolly a nighthunter. These guys face real danger, as the people they stop are frequently armed, even though they make fewer stops than LSP. Hopefully his truck had a camera on it.

I'm betting drug deal and his girlfriend.

Is Tyler related to the wheelers in lismore and Monterey?


I gotta check my Facebook.