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LSU AgCenter introduces staff, highlights 4‑H and grower outreach in Lafourche Parish
Summary
Margo Castro, the newly appointed parish chair for the LSU AgCenter, presented the center's annual update and introduced extension staff, noting about 800 4‑H members served countywide and ongoing outreach to growers and residents.
Margo Castro, the newly appointed parish chair for the LSU AgCenter in Lafourche Parish, told the council she and her team are available to residents who need horticulture, livestock or youth-development assistance. "My name is Margo Castro, and I'm the newly appointed parish chair for the LSU AgCenter here in Lafourche Parish," Castro said as she introduced program staff and invited the council and residents to use the office as a resource.
Castro introduced extension agents who outlined program work across multiple parishes: Renee Nacan covers sugarcane and grower outreach; Becky Gautreaux coordinates nutrition and community health programming and library events; Camille Brady works on livestock and forage; Toni Cortez and Suzanne Troxclair manage 4‑H youth development efforts. Troxclair said the office engages "approximately 800 plus 4‑H members each year" and relies on about 250 volunteers for its major annual event. Councilmembers thanked the team and encouraged residents to reach out by phone or email listed in the quarterly pamphlet the presenters left with the council.
