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Executive StaffMike Strain, D.V.M.
Commissioner Of Agriculture & Forestry
E-mail
Brent Robbins, D.V.M.
Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Staff
E-mail
Sabrina Sentino
Deputy Chief of Staff
E-mail
Todd Parker
Confidential Assistant
E-mail
Tabitha Irvin
Executive Counsel
E-mail
Jennifer Finley
Press Secretary
E-mail
Melissa Hidalgo
Director of Personnel and Policies
E-mail
Administrative Assistant
E-mail
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., 2000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone:
1-866-927-2476
225-922-1234
Michelle Walker Ribera
Assistant Commissioner
E-mail
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
Meat and Poultry Inspection
Natalie Glover
MPI Program Director
E-mail
Brian Miller
MPI Program Assistant Director
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 4003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1358
Fax: 225-237-5908
Food Distribution
Mack Williams
Director
E-mail
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1319
Fax: 225-237-5819
Food Quality Services
Natalie Glover
Food Quality Services Director
E-mail
Allison Dumas
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
Natalie Glover
Poultry & Egg Programs Director
E-mail
Allison Dumas
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
E-mail
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
E-mail
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
E-mail
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
E-mail
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
E-mail
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 3003
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-925-3763
Fax: 225-925-3760
Seed Programs
Lester Cannon
Director
E-mail
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
E-mail
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
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 5000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1346
Fax: 225-923-4877
Weights & Measures
Paul Floyd
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
E-mail
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
E-mail
Specialty Crops Program
E-mail
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
E-mail
Epney Brasher
Associate State Forester
Email
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
E-mail
Brent Cutrer
Forestry Programs Director
Email
Phone: 225-952-8006
Fax: 225-922-1356
Forest Legacy Program
Forest Productivity Program
Forest Stewardship Program
Forest Protection
Bret Lane
Forestry Program Director
E-mail
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
Marketing & Agricultural Economic Development5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Dane Morgan
Assistant Commissioner Management & Finance
E-mail
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
Melanie Tullier
Director of Administrative Services
E-mail
Phone: 225-952-8166
Fax: 225-923-4857
Facility Maintenance
Christopher Rowinsky
Facility Manager
E-mail
Phone: 225-952-8170
Fiscal Services
Rebecca Dupree
Fiscal Director
E-mail
Jami McDougal
Accountant Manager – Revenue
E-mail
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
E-mail
Sharon Hastings
Information Technology Deputy Director
Phone: 225-922-1279
Fax: 225-237-5801
Louisiana Agricultural Finance Authority (LAFA)
Nick Cole
LAFA Director
E-mail
Phone: 225-952-1288
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 1002
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Procurement
Jennifer Bello
Procurement Director
E-mail
Director
Marketing & Agricultural Economic Development
E-mail
Mailing Address
5825 Florida Blvd., 2000
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Phone: 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253
Agricultural Economic Development
Michelle Ribera
Director
E-mail
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
E-mail
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