PRESS RELEASE

LDAF Commisioner Continues State Tour
Department of Agriculture and Forestry News Update
BATON ROUGE, La. (September 9, 2008) - Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain, D.V.M. will meet with farmers and other agribusiness professionals on Wednesday, September 10 at the Ville Platte Rice Dryer at 8 a.m.

On Thursday, September 11, Strain will meet again with farmers and agribusiness professionals at the Pointe Coupee Farmers Co-op on Hwy. 1 in Batchelor at 8 a.m.

For the latest on the recovery from Hurricane Gustav, you can visit emergency.louisiana.gov or call the state's emergency hotline at 1-866-288-2484 to listen to a recorded message with the most up-to-date information.

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