Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana, Press

NOTICE: Final Rule - Petitions for Declaratory Orders

Jun 13, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule - Petitions for Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules

Jun 13, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule - Open Meetings via Electronic Means

Jun 13, 2025

Emergency Rule: Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)/Transport of deer head permits

Jun 12, 2025

Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Advisory Board announces grant opportunities

Jun 2, 2025

Secretary Rollins increases funding to reimburse states for food safety inspections

May 28, 2025

Livestock Brand Commission to host saddle microchipping event May 30

May 16, 2025

USDA announces $72.9 million in grant funding available through Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

May 14, 2025

USDA announces $26.5 million in grant funding available through the Local Agriculture Market Program

May 14, 2025

LDAF encourages vigilance regarding New World Screwworm movement

May 14, 2025

Secretary Rollins suspends live animal imports through ports of entry along southern border, effective immediately

May 12, 2025

West Baton Rouge Parish man arrested for theft of livestock

May 6, 2025

Livestock Brand Commission to host saddle microchipping event May 16

May 5, 2025

West Feliciana Parish man arrested for theft of livestock

May 1, 2025

USDA to Issue $1.3 Billion to Specialty Crop Producers Through Second Marketing Assistance Program Payment

Apr 30, 2025

NOTICE: Submission of the Second Legislative Summary Report – Structural Pest Control Commission

Apr 28, 2025

NOTICE: Submission of the Second Legislative Summary Report – Advisory Commission on Pesticides

Apr 25, 2025

Mississippi man arrested for theft of livestock in Allen Parish

Apr 10, 2025

Agricultural Producers Have Until April 15 to Enroll in USDA’s Key Commodity Safety Net Programs for the 2025 Crop Year

Mar 27, 2025

USDA extends response deadline for 2024 Census of Horticultural Specialties

Mar 27, 2025

SULC’s AG Law Institute partners with LDAF to host Heirs Property Clinic

Mar 21, 2025

USDA announces new FPAC leadership to better serve farmers and ranchers

Mar 21, 2025

USDA Announces Next Steps in the Effort to Support the Fight Against Avian Influenza

Mar 20, 2025

USDA expediting $10 billion in Direct Economic Assistance to Agricultural Producers

Mar 19, 2025

NOTICE: Notice of Intent - Proposed Rule regarding Petitions for Declaratory Orders

Mar 11, 2025

NOTICE: Notice of Intent - Proposed Amendment of Rule regarding Petitions for the Adoption, Amendment, or Repeal of Rules

Mar 11, 2025

NOTICE: Notice of Intent - Voluntary Inspection of Exotic Animals (LAC 7:XXXIII.301-333)

Mar 11, 2025

NOTICE: Notice of Intent - Proposed Repeal of Central Registry Rules

Mar 11, 2025

USDA invests up to $1 billion to combat Avian Flu and reduce egg prices

Feb 26, 2025

Plainview men arrested for theft of LDAF property

Feb 10, 2025

NOTICE: Notice of Intent - Proposed Commercial Feed Rule Change

Feb 6, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule – Timber Harvesting

Feb 3, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule – Horticulture Commission

Feb 3, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule - Seafood Consumer Protection

Jan 30, 2025

LDAF accepting applications for 2025 Specialty Crop Block Grant

Jan 30, 2025

Livestock Brand Commission to host saddle microchipping event January 31

Jan 29, 2025

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update

Jan 24, 2025

USDA announces 2025 enrollment periods for crop and dairy safety-net programs

Jan 14, 2025

LDAF encourages preparation for freezing temperatures

Jan 7, 2025

NOTICE: Final Rule- Prescribed Burning by Non-Certified Prescribed Burn Managers

Jan 6, 2025

Chronic Wasting Disease Update

Jan 2, 2025

Commissioner Strain Asks Congressional Delegation to Support Agricultural Funding in the Continuing Resolution

Dec 20, 2024

Avian influenza detected in second Louisiana backyard flock following LDH’s first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in Louisiana

Dec 19, 2024

USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Backyard Non-Poultry Flock in Louisiana

Dec 16, 2024

Avian influenza found in Louisiana backyard flock; producers urged to take precautions

Dec 16, 2024

LDH detects first presumptive positive human H5N1 case in Louisiana

Dec 13, 2024