Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
LDAF
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry is the first-order subnational public authority responsible for agriculture in Louisiana.
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana
- Government level
- State
- Authority type
- Department
- Status
- Active
Visit the official websitehttps://www.ldaf.la.gov
Responsibilities
Each item below is recorded from the authority’s own published material, not inferred from its name.
- Farm policy
Agriculture is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- Forestry
Forestry is a named portfolio in the department’s official title.
Source: Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Why this body is recorded
Official name of the body responsible in Louisiana.
- Official source
- Louisiana Department of Agriculture and ForestryLouisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
- Source page
- https://www.ldaf.la.gov
- What the source says
- “Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry”(official name)
- Standing
- Verified against the sourcelast verified 2026-08-20
- Portfolio scope is taken from the body’s official title; the statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in law and are not asserted here.
Evidence shows what an official source published and what AgricultureID made of it. The two are always shown separately: quoted text is the source’s own, and a normalised value is AgricultureID’s vocabulary, not a quotation.
Sources and verification
Official government site loaded in a real browser on 2026-08-20; it resolved with HTTP 200 identifying the body as Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
Verified 2026-08-20 against https://www.ldaf.la.gov · domain classification: Official government portal
Important limitations
- Portfolio scope is taken from the body’s official title; the statutory powers behind each portfolio are set out in law and are not asserted here.