About LGLCI
We are a producer-led and producer-focused 501(c)(3) non-profit that promotes ecological and economical grazing practices across Louisiana through educational and networking efforts.
Robby "Butch" Royer
Chairman
Denham Springs, LA
Wallace Mills
Vice Chair
Pioneer, LA
Pat Bagley
Treasurer
Southern University
Baton Rouge, LA
Danny Hebert
Louisiana Association of Conservation Districts
St. Martinville, LA
Dave Foster
Cattle Producers of Louisiana
Prairieville, LA
Stan Dutile
Louisiana Forage and Grasslands Council
St. Martinville, LA
Roberta McKowen
Small Ruminants & Other Pasture-Related Species
East Feliciana Parish
Ted Miller
Louisiana Dairy Industry
Baskin, LA
Larry Allain
Regional Member
Region IV
Warren Hoag
Regional Member
Region IV
Lemontio Hobdy
Regional Member
Region III
Madison Plaisance
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Rodney McKay
Forestry
Leesville, La.
Dave Daigle
Member at Large
Ragley, La.
Grant Estrade
Member at Large
Bogalusa, La.
Marty Earnest
Cover Crops
Winnsboro, La.
Our Story
The Louisiana Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (LGLCI) is a consortium of individuals and organizations that have been working together to maintain and enhance the management and health of Louisiana’s grazing lands since 1997. LGLCI seeks to promote ecologically and economically sound management of Louisiana's grazing lands for all their adapted uses and multiple benefits to the environment and society, through education, voluntary technical assistance, and networking. We help Louisiana landowners learn about and implement conservation practices on grazing lands that will benefit soil, water, air, plants, animals, and the producers' bottom dollar.
LGLCI supports cooperative conservation efforts by expanding local, state, and national partnerships. We do this by hosting pasture walks, field demonstrations, grazing management workshops, podcasts, videos, seminars, bus tours, and other virtual and in-person education efforts.
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We educate Louisiana landowners, farmers, ranchers, and the general public about real-life conservation practices on land used for grazing animals or producing hay, which benefits the soil, water, air, plants, and animals.​ We connect these same people through networking opportunities. We provide quality, Louisiana-focused regenerative agriculture educational content in the form of articles, webinars, documentaries, videos, and podcasts.
Our Board
Our Staff
Technical Advisors
Ed Twidwell
LSU AgCenter
Baton Rouge, LA
Abigail Sartin
LSU AgCenter​
Abbeville, LA
Pat Bagley
Southern Univeristy
Baton Rouge, LA
Sean Taylor
NRCS State Grazing Specialist
Shreveport and Alexandria, LA
Stuart Gardner
NRCS Rangeland Specialist
Lafayette, LA
Kody Meaux
NRCS
Meaux and Crowley, LA
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Dana Shuff
NRCS
