Egg Commission
| Name | Egg Commission |
| Contact Person | Natalie Glover - Director |
| Mailing Address |
5825 Florida Blvd, Suite 4004, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 |
| Phone Number | 225-925-3772 |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | eggs@ldaf.state.la.us |
| Website | www.laeggs.com |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 3:837 - R.S. 3:846 |
| Year Created | 1968 |
| Organizational Placement | Louisiana Dept of Agriculture & Forestry |
| Purpose/Function | Purpose The purpose of this Part is to promote the general well-being of Louisiana's egg industry by encouraging increased production and quality in Louisiana eggs through marketing and research; by expanding the market for Louisiana eggs and egg products through promotion and marketing; by increasing the consumption of eggs and egg products in Louisiana through advertising, promotion, and marketing; by providing producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers educational information |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 8
Number Currently Serving: 8 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 2
Estimated number in current year: 2 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency: |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number: |
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| Notes | At the October 21, 2020 meeting the Egg Commission elected to halt all public promotional activities until the beginning of January 2021 and/or the state moved into Phase 3 due to COVID-19. As of November 2021, the Egg Commission is allowing for public promotional activities to resume as long as COVID-19 protocols are followed. This is subject to change depending on information from the Louisiana Department of Health related to the COVID-19 pandemic. |