Louisiana Pest Management Association Holds Annual Meeting

The Louisiana Pest Management Association recently held its annual meeting in Baton Rouge, La. Highlights of the meeting included a presentation from Mike Rottler, current president of the National Pest Management Association, and Bruce Ryser, FMC Corporation.

During the meeting, the following officers of the association were elected:

• President, Jay Burchfield, RPC Pest Solutions, Hammond
• President Elect, Daniel Bourgeois, Mr. B’s Services, Elmwood
• Secretary, Gary Wehlen, E & G Pest Control, New Orleans
• Treasurer, Dan Foster, Terminix, Houma
• Immediate Past President, Lee Stout, The Bug Man, Baton Rouge

Louisiana’s newly elected commissioner of agriculture, Mike Strain, spoke on the first day of the convention and stressed his desire to review all facets of the agency. Strain also stated that it is intention to retain the Structural Pest Control Commission in its current formation.