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Board of Directors

Officers

Ms. Liz Swaine	Chairman of the Board	Mr. Henry Burns	Vice Chairman
Mr. Andrew Shehee	2nd Vice Chairman	Mr. David Means, III	Secretary
Mr. James K. Elrod	Treasurer	Ms. Tari Bradford	Immediate Past Chairman

Executive Committee

Mr. Doyle Adams	Ms. Tari Bradford	Mr. Henry Burns	Mr. Thomas Carmody
Mr. Bobby Edmiston	Mr. James K. Elrod	Mr. David Means, III	Mr. Billy Montgomery
Mr. John Michael Moore	Ms. Maria Sermons	Mr. Andrew Shehee	Ms. Liz Swaine
Mr. Don Updegraff			Mr. John Madison - Legal Council

Members/Directors

Mr. Doyle Adams	Mr. David Alvis	Ms. Dottie Bell	Ms. Tari Bradford
Mr. Henry Burns	Mr. Roy Burrell	Mr. Thomas Carmody	Mr. Mario Chavez
Ms. Deborah Coleman	Mr. Emile B. Cordaro	Mr. Darrin Dixon	Mr. Bobby Edmiston
Mr. James K. Elrod	Mr. Jaf Fielder	Mr. Aljay Foreman	Ms. Wyolanda Douglas Hall
Ms. Susan Jorden	Mr. Jon Lowe	Mr. John W. Luster	Mr. Thomas L. Martin
Mr. David Means, III	Mr. Billy Montgomery	Mr. John Michael Moore	Mr. Fred Moss, IV
Mr. Robert Nance	Mr. David Ogletree	Sheriff Steve Prator	Mr. Paul Pratt
Mr. Harry Richardson	Ms. Vita Riner	Ms. Maria Sermons	Mr. Andrew Shehee
Mr. Eric Simmons	Judge Sheva M. Sims	Mr. Adam Sistrunk	Mr. Jack "Bump" Skaggs
Mr. Jason D. Smith	Ms. Kay Stough	Ms. Liz Swaine	Mr. Dusty Taylor
Mr. Don Updegraff	Ms. Evelyn Valore	Mr. Wayne Waddell	Dr. Woodrow Wilson
Mayor of Shreveport	Shreveport City Council Chairman

Lifetime Members

Mr. Jack Dillard	Ms. Maxine Sarpy	Ms. Mary Williams

Honorary Members /Directors

Shreveport City Council	Governor of Louisiana	Lt. Governor of Louisiana	Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry
Chancellor - LSU AG	President of Caddo Parish Commission	President of Bossier Parish Police Jury

The State Fair of Louisiana is not operated for profit to any individual(s). All monies are reinvested, either in larger premiums or in improvements to its physical properties. The group of public-spirited people, including the Board of Directors, who financially supported this institution when it was organized were primarily interested in providing for our people an institution to assist them in developing the agricultural and industrial resources of the area served by it and for the civic betterment of our citizens. The directors give untiringly of their efforts in order that the operations may not be interrupted.