Louisiana Operation Game Thief Inc. (LOGT), a Louisiana wildlife crime-stoppers program, awarded $7,100 to diligent citizens statewide at their annual meeting on Jan. 30 at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) headquarters in Baton Rouge.

The group approved and dispensed cash reward amounts for tipsters who reported wildlife violations that led to arrests in 20 wildlife cases. The cases ranged from taking an alligator in a closed season to killing ducks and deer illegally.