LDAF seeking new state forester
- By LFA
- 1 day ago
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF) has posted the job of State Forester for the department following the retirement of Wade Dubea, who served in that position for about 18 years.
According to the posting, LDAF "is seeking an experienced and dedicated State Forester to lead the agency's forestry programs and help protect, manage, and promote Louisiana's valuable forest resources."
The listing further states, "the State Forester provides statewide executive leadership and direction for all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the State, establishes the agency's annual goals, objectives, and priorities, and serves by operation of law as the Assistant Commissioner for the Office of Forestry within the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The function of work, the reason the position exists, and its duties and special requirements are mandated by law through La. R.S. 3:4276, La. R.S. 3:4275, and La. R.S. 36:627, in furtherance of the constitutional directive that forestry be practiced in the State under the Louisiana Forestry Commission (La. Const. art. IX, § 8)."
Dubea's retirement officially takes place in August. In his position of State Forester, he also held the title of Assistant Commissioner. Louisiana Forestry Association honored him with a celebration for his decades of services to LDAF and the forestry community. During a short speech, Dubea said he often remembered one question asked of him during the interview for the job asked by Dick Myers, longtime LFA member who helped write the Best Management Practices for logging, "Who do you work for." It was a question he recalled often as he drove in to work each day. Watch his speech by clicking on the video below.
