Nine new Louisiana Master Farmers were presented certificates on Jan. 13 at a meeting of the Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts. From left are Ernest Girouard, coordinator of the Louisiana Master Farmer Program; Master Farmers Cody Gregory of Morehouse Parish, Brett Chiasson of St. Charles Parish, James Wagley of Natchitoches Parish, Brent Robbins, deputy commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry; Master Farmer John-Louis Harrison of West Baton Rouge Parish,  Kevin Norton of Natural Resources Conservation Service,  Master Farmer Alan Hebert,of Jefferson Davis Parish, Bill Richardson, LSU vice president for agriculture; and Master Farmer William J. Husband of Vermilion Parish. Not pictured are Master Farmers Paul Ratliff of West Carroll Parish; James Marsalis, of Claiborne Parish; and John Hensgens, of Calcasieu Parish.          (Photo by Bruce Schultz)
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