Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. The Department is responsible for promoting, protecting and advancing agriculture and forestry, and soil and water resources.

The Department is under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry. The current Commissioner is Dr. Michael G. Strain, a Republican veterinarian first elected in 2007.

Strain's Democratic predecessors as agriculture commissioner include:

Harry D. Wilson (1916 – January 1948)
Millard Perkins (1948 interim)
W. E. Anderson (1948–1952)
Dave L. Pearce (1952–1956)
Sidney McCrory (1956–1960)
Dave L. Pearce (1960–1976)
Gil Dozier (1976–1980)
Bob Odom (1980–2008)

Organization

The Department is under the control of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, who is elected statewide. The Commissioner is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner and six Assistant Commissioners.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
- Deputy Commissioner
  - Assistant Commissioner
    - Office of Agricultural and Environmental Science
      - Agricultural Chemistry Programs Division
      - Horticulture and Quarantine Programs Division
      - Pesticide and Environmental Programs Division
      - Seed Programs Division
  - Assistant Commissioner
    - Office of Agro-Consumer Services
      - Agricultural Commodities Commission
      - Dairy Division
      - Weights and Measures Division
  - Assistant Commissioner / State Veterinarian
    - Office of Animal Health and Food Safety Services
      - Veterinary Health Division
      - Food Quality Services Division
      - Investigative Services Division
  - Assistant Commissioner / State Forester
    - Office of Forestry
      - Forest Management Division
      - Forest Protection Division
      - Forestry Enforcement Division
      - Urban Forestry Division
      - Reforestation Division
  - Assistant Commissioner
    - Office of Marketing and Agricultural Economic Development
      - Agricultural Economic Development Division
      - Market Development Division
      - Market News Division
      - Special Events/Dairy Promotions Division
  - Assistant Commissioner
    - Office of Soil and Water Conservation
      - Conservation District Services Division
      - Agricultural Solid Waste Management Division
      - Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement Division
      - Coastal Wetlands Re-vegetation Division
      - Conservation Information and Education Division
      - Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Division
      - Farm Bill Program Assistance Division

References

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Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry

v t e State agriculture commissioners in the United States
United States Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
AL Rick Pate AK Arthur Keyes AZ Mark Killian AR Wes Ward CA Karen Ross CO Don Brown CT Steve Reviczky DE Michael Scuse FL Wilton Simpson GA Tyler Harper HI Scott Enright ID Celia Gould IL John M. Sullivan IN Bruce Kettler IA Mike Naig KS Mike Beam KY Jonathan Shell LA Mike Strain ME Walter E. Whitcomb MD Kevin Atticks MA John Lebeaux MI Gordon Wenk MN Thom Peterson MS Andy Gipson MO Chris Chinn MT Ben Thomas NE Steve Wellman NV Jim Barbee NH Shawn Jasper NJ Douglas H. Fisher NM Jeff Witte NY Richard A. Ball NC Steve Troxler ND Doug Goehring OH Brian Baldridge OK Jim Reese OR Alexis Taylor PA Russell Redding RI Kenneth Ayers SC Hugh Weathers SD Mike Jaspers TN Jai Templeton TX Sid Miller UT LuAnn Adams VT Anson Tebbetts VA Brad Copenhaver WA Derek Sandison WV Kent Leonhardt WI Sheila Harsdorf WY Doug Miyamoto

State agriculture commissioners in the United States

United States Secretary of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack

AL Rick Pate AK Arthur Keyes AZ Mark Killian AR Wes Ward CA Karen Ross CO Don Brown CT Steve Reviczky DE Michael Scuse FL Wilton Simpson GA Tyler Harper HI Scott Enright ID Celia Gould IL John M. Sullivan IN Bruce Kettler IA Mike Naig KS Mike Beam KY Jonathan Shell LA Mike Strain ME Walter E. Whitcomb MD Kevin Atticks MA John Lebeaux MI Gordon Wenk MN Thom Peterson MS Andy Gipson MO Chris Chinn MT Ben Thomas NE Steve Wellman NV Jim Barbee NH Shawn Jasper NJ Douglas H. Fisher NM Jeff Witte NY Richard A. Ball NC Steve Troxler ND Doug Goehring OH Brian Baldridge OK Jim Reese OR Alexis Taylor PA Russell Redding RI Kenneth Ayers SC Hugh Weathers SD Mike Jaspers TN Jai Templeton TX Sid Miller UT LuAnn Adams VT Anson Tebbetts VA Brad Copenhaver WA Derek Sandison WV Kent Leonhardt WI Sheila Harsdorf WY Doug Miyamoto

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