State Soil and Water Conservation Commission
| Name | State Soil and Water Conservation Commission |
| Contact Person | Mr. Joey Breaux - Assistant Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Forestry |
| Mailing Address |
5825 Florida Boulevard, Ste 7000 Baton Rouge, LA 70806 |
| Phone Number | 225-922-1269 |
| Fax Number | -- |
| Board Email | joey_b@ldaf.state.la.us |
| Website | ldaf.state.la.us |
| Legal Authority | Act 370, 1938;RS 3: Chapter 9:1201-1219 |
| Year Created | 1938 |
| Organizational Placement | LA Department of Agriculture & Forestry/Office of Soil & Water Conservation |
| Purpose/Function | Makes SWCD supervisor appointments and assists in conducting district elections;secures assistance for districts from federal and state agencies;serves as the official state entity to cooperate with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and provides general oversight of the LA soil & water conservation program. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 9
Number Currently Serving: 8 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 11
Estimated number in current year: 11 |
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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: $35 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: $8,000.00 Current year budgeted: $8,000.00 |
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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: LA Department of Agriculture and Forestry 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 | -- |