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Caddo Parish officials consider $40,000 contract to curb growing wild hog problem
Summary
Commissioners discussed a proposed $40,000 amendment to the animal services budget to hire outside contractors to trap wild hogs that have been damaging property across the parish; staff described the figure as an estimate for a 2026 contract and said details remain to be worked out.
Caddo Parish commissioners on Monday weighed a request to allocate roughly $40,000 from the parish health tax fund to hire outside contractors to trap and remove an escalating wild hog population.
Miss Bryant, speaking for parish administration and animal services, told commissioners the problem spans the parish and that animal services officers—who also have other duties—have been fielding complaints as the animals enter residential yards. "We've been asked for about $40,000 to contract with an outside company to assist us with the…
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