Support Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification

What the proposal said, and what the decision did

No figure from the proposal has been checked against the decision on this fight yet. What the record does hold is the issues ledger below.

The BLM is proposing to classify about 158 acres of public land in Rapides and LaSalle Parishes, Louisiana for lease or transfer to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. The land would be managed for outdoor recreation including hunting, trapping, boating, camping, and bird watching. The action temporarily segregates the land from mining and other public land claims, and a public comment period is open to weigh in on the proposed classification.

In the agency’s own words

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southeastern States District Office proposes to classify approximately 158.41 acres of public land for lease and/or subsequent conveyance in accordance with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended (R&PP) to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF). The LDWF has filed an application to develop and manage the lands for recreational activities such as hunting, trapping, boating, camping, and bird watching. The BLM is seeking public comments as to the suitability of the lands for lease or conveyance under the R&PP Act. This notice segregates the land fro…

Federal Register 2026-07397 ↗

Who signs it

The notice names no signer PLAN could read. PLAN names a decision-maker only when the document names one.

The ground

The window has closed, so there’s no watch to set on it here.

In court on this ground

This fight isn’t bound to a land unit in PLAN’s record yet, so there are no court cases to show for its ground.

Who holds the vote

PLAN’s record doesn’t tie a member of Congress to this fight yet. The scorecard grades the votes and bills that decide public lands; nothing joins a vote or a bill to this decision, so there’s no member to name here without guessing.