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Experience Louisiana Festival shaping up with eclectic touches

Dwight Jodon, standing, speaks during an event at the Prairie Acadian Center in Eunice where the National Park Service announced $23,000 in funding for the Experience Louisiana Festival scheduled Oct. 17-18 at the LSUE campus. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

The Experience Louisiana Festival is a little over five weeks away and is “growing and growing and becoming a more and more neat project,” Dwight Jodon, one of the lead festival organizers said.
“I think right now it is just a big cultural gumbo,” Jodon said the upcoming festival.

Strain describes diverse missions of the La. Dept. of Agriculture & Forestry

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Michael Strain spoke to The Summit group recently about the many facets of his job and provided great insight into all of his various responsibilities. Attending the gathering were, seated from left, Jackie Loewer, Strain, B.I. Moody III, Dr. Carrie Castille. Standing, from left, are Danny Wilson, Jeffery Sylvester, Ken Goss, Milo Nickel, Billy Broadhurst, Fred Reggie, Fred Zaunbrecher, Nick Leonards, Jimbo Petitjean and Robbie Trahan. (Louisiana State Newspapers Staff Photo)

It may be the easiest, safest thing to say that the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is one of the most far reaching agencies in the state.

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