The legislature recognizes the inestimable importance to this state and its citizens of conserving the wildlife resources of Louisiana, as well as developing and maintaining public hunting and fishing areas within the state. The legislature further recognizes the desires of many citizens to make a lifetime contribution to preserve our rich legacy of wildlife resources for future generations and to develop and maintain public hunting and fishing areas in this state. In furtherance of these purposes, the legislature herein establishes the Lifetime License Endowment Program, and herein creates the Lifetime License Endowment Trust Fund, and the lifetime hunting and fishing licenses and the combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses as provided in this Part.
La. R.S. § 56:649