Department of Agriculture and Forestry, State of Louisiana - Mike Strain DVM, Commissioner

Mike Strain, D.V.M.
Commissioner Of Agriculture & Forestry
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Brent Robbins, D.V.M.
Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Staff
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Sabrina Sentino
Deputy Chief of Staff
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Todd Parker
Confidential Assistant
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Tabitha Irvin
Executive Counsel
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Jennifer Finley
Press Secretary
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Melissa Hidalgo
Director of Personnel and Policies
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Administrative Assistant
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., 2000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone:
1-866-927-2476
225-922-1234

Kevin Wofford
Assistant Commissioner
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Brent Robbins, D.V.M., M.B.A.
State Veterinarian
Animal Health & Food Safety

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., 4000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3962
Fax: 225-925-4103

Federal & State Meat Program

Jim Jenkins
Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1358
Fax: 225-237-5908

Food Distribution

Mack Williams
Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1319
Fax: 225-237-5819

Food Quality Services

Food Quality Services Director
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Natalie Glover
Food Quality Services Assistant Director

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-925-3772
Fax: 225-923-4877

Livestock Brand Commission

E-mail
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4001
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3962
Fax: 225-923-4873

Poultry & Egg Programs

Jim Jenkins
Poultry & Egg Programs Director
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Natalie Glover
Poultry & Egg Programs Assistant Director

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3772
Fax: 225-923-4877

Veterinary Health Division

Brent Robbins, DVM, MBA
State Veterinarian
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3980
Fax: 225-237-5555

Premises Identification

National Animal Identification System Coordinator
E-mail

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 888-773-6489, 225-925-3980
Fax: 225-237-5555

Ansel Rankins, Sr., Ph.D.
Assistant Commissioner/State Entomologist
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 3000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3770
Fax: 225-925-3760

Agricultural Chemistry Programs

Director, Ag Chemistry
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Mailing Address:
Agricultural Chemistry Division
Room 102, Ag Chemistry Building
110 LSU Union Square
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-0001

Phone: 225-342-5812
Fax: 225-342-0027

Horticulture & Quarantine Programs

Tina Peltier
Director
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Physical Address
LDAF, Horticulture and Quarantine
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 3002
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-952-8100
Fax: 225-925-3760

Pesticide & Environmental Programs

Harry Schexnayder
Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 3003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3763
Fax: 225-925-3760

Seed Programs

Lester Cannon
Director
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Physical Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 3004
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-4733
Fax: 225-925-4124

Dr. Bobby Fletcher
Assistant Commissioner
Agro-Consumer Services
E-mail

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 5000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-922-1341
Fax: 225-923-4877

Louisiana Agricultural Commodities Commission

Kyra Fitzgerald
Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 5000
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3098

Phone: 225-922-1341
Fax: 225-923-4877

Dairy Division

Rene Simon
Dairy Division Director

E-mail

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 5000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-922-1346
Fax: 225-923-4877

Weights & Measures

Bobby Fletcher, Ph.D.
Director
E-mail

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 5000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-925-3780
Fax: 225-923-4877

Commodity Promotion and Research

Michelle Estay
Director
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Rebecca Riecke
Assistant Director

Mailing Address
47076 N. Morrison Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70401

Phone: 985-345-9483
Fax: 225-237-5630

Farmers Market Program

FMNP Coordinator
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Specialty Crops Program
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 6000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-925-4500
Fax: 225-922-1356

Wade Dubea
Assistant Commissioner
State Forester
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Epney Brasher
Associate State Forester
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Forestry Enforcement

Roy St. Pierre, Jr.
Enforcement Program Director
E-mail

Phone: 225-925-4500
Fax: 225-922-1356

Forestry Management

David Campbell
Forestry Program Director
Email

Pat Aronstein
Forestry Program Specialist
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Brent Cutrer
Forestry Programs Director
Email

Phone: 225-952-8006
Fax: 225-922-1356

Forest Legacy Program

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Forest Productivity Program

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Forest Stewardship Program

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Forest Protection

Bret Lane
Forestry Program Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 6000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-952-8005
Fax: 225-922-1356

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Dane Morgan
Assistant Commissioner Management & Finance
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Kevin Finley
Deputy Undersecretary
Phone: 225-952-1290
Fax: 225-237-5717

Jodee Lazarus
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 225-952-8143
Fax: 225-237-5626

Administrative Support Services

Kelly Ransome
Administrative Program Manager
E-mail
Phone: 225-952-8166
Fax: 225-237-5643

Facility Maintenance

Christopher Rowinsky
Facility Manager
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Phone: 225-952-8170

Fiscal Services

Rebecca Dupree
Fiscal Director
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Jami McDougal
Accountant Manager – Revenue
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Phone: 225-952-8111
Fax: 225-237-5895

Sheryl Calmes-Rayburn
Accountant Manager – Budget
Phone: 225-952-8145
Fax: 225-237-5938

Fleet Operations

Scottie Harrell
Fleet Manager
Phone: 225-952-8146
Fax: 225-237-5864

Administrative Coordinator
Phone: 225-952-8147
Fax: 225-237-5915

Human Resources

Andrell Ward
Human Resources Director
Phone: 225-922-1351
Fax: 225-237-5552
E-mail

Carla Bowman
Human Resources Manager
Phone: 225-922-1345
Fax: 225-237-5552
Email

Information Technology Services

Earl Thornton
Information Technology Director
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Sharon Hastings
Information Technology Deputy Director
Phone: 225-922-1279
Fax: 225-237-5801

Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority (LAFA)

Michelle Ribera
LAFA Director
E-mail
Phone: 225-952-1288

Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1002
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Procurement

Jennifer Bello
Procurement Director
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Director
Marketing & Agricultural Economic Development
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., 2000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253

Agricultural Economic Development

Michelle Ribera
Director
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1002
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Phone: 225-922-1277
Fax: 225-922-1289

Joey Breaux
Assistant Commissioner
Soil and Water
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Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 7000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1269
Fax: 225-922-2577

State Soil & Water Conservation Commission

Girouard, Ernest Dr. – Chairman

8209 Highway 13
Kaplan, LA 70548

Horvath, Steve – Vice Chairman
30909 Lower Rome Road
Springfield, LA 70462

Sayes, Larry – Sec. – Treasurer
157 Larry Sayes Road
Vick, LA 71331

Williams, John Alan
P.O. Box 208
Many, LA 71449

Skains, Reggie
P.O. Box 98
Downsville, LA 71234

Yerger, Edward M., Jr.
2927 Hwy 602
Tallulah, LA 71282

Strain, Mike DVM
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 2000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806

Richardson, William “Bill”, PhD
P.O. Box 25203
Baton Rouge, LA 70893