Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana

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executive branch office state constitutional office

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana is the elected statewide official responsible for overseeing the state’s agricultural industry, forestry resources, and related regulatory and promotional programs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana canonical	1
Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry	1
Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5403865 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana
Context triple: [Government of Louisiana, hasOffice, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana]

A. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture is a statewide elected official who heads the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, overseeing agricultural policy, consumer protection, and related regulatory functions in the state.
B. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama is the elected statewide official responsible for overseeing the state’s agricultural policies, industry regulation, and related consumer protection programs.
C. Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina
The Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina is the elected statewide official who leads the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, overseeing agricultural policy, regulation, and promotion.
D. Texas Agriculture Commissioner
The Texas Agriculture Commissioner is the statewide elected official responsible for overseeing agricultural policy, rural development, and consumer protection related to food and agriculture in Texas.
E. Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
The Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is the state agency responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and homeland security efforts across Louisiana.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana
Target entity description: The Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana is the elected statewide official responsible for overseeing the state’s agricultural industry, forestry resources, and related regulatory and promotional programs.

A. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
The Florida Commissioner of Agriculture is a statewide elected official who heads the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, overseeing agricultural policy, consumer protection, and related regulatory functions in the state.
B. Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of Alabama is the elected statewide official responsible for overseeing the state’s agricultural policies, industry regulation, and related consumer protection programs.
C. Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina
The Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina is the elected statewide official who leads the state’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, overseeing agricultural policy, regulation, and promotion.
D. Texas Agriculture Commissioner
The Texas Agriculture Commissioner is the statewide elected official responsible for overseeing agricultural policy, rural development, and consumer protection related to food and agriculture in Texas.
E. Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
The Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is the state agency responsible for coordinating disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and homeland security efforts across Louisiana.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	executive branch office ⓘ state constitutional office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Louisiana ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of Louisiana ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Louisiana agricultural producers ⓘ Louisiana forestry industry stakeholders ⓘ United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
constituency	voters of Louisiana ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentOfficeHolder	Mike Strain ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderParty	Republican Party ⓘ
currentOfficeHolderStart	January 2008 ⓘ
electionType	statewide election ⓘ
goal	conserve natural resources related to agriculture and forestry ⓘ protect consumers in agricultural and forestry markets ⓘ support economic development of Louisiana agriculture ⓘ support economic development of Louisiana forestry ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	inspection of agricultural commodities in Louisiana ⓘ inspection of timber and forestry products in Louisiana ⓘ licensing of certain agricultural businesses in Louisiana ⓘ
hasNativeLabel	Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ linked to: Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana
isElected	true ⓘ
jurisdiction	State of Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Louisiana
officeCreatedBy	Louisiana Constitution ⓘ
officeHolderTitle	Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ
oversees	Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ agricultural industry in Louisiana ⓘ forestry resources in Louisiana ⓘ
partOf	Louisiana state government ⓘ linked to: Government of Louisiana
responsibleFor	agricultural marketing programs in Louisiana ⓘ animal health programs in Louisiana ⓘ food safety programs under state agricultural authority ⓘ forestry fire protection programs in Louisiana ⓘ pest and disease control affecting crops and forests ⓘ plant industry regulation in Louisiana ⓘ promotion of Louisiana agricultural products ⓘ promotion of Louisiana forestry products ⓘ regulation of agricultural production in Louisiana ⓘ regulation of forestry practices in Louisiana ⓘ soil and water conservation programs related to agriculture and forestry ⓘ weights and measures enforcement for agricultural commerce ⓘ
seat	Baton Rouge, Louisiana ⓘ
subordinateTo	Governor of Louisiana ⓘ
supervises	Louisiana agricultural regulatory programs ⓘ Louisiana forestry regulatory programs ⓘ agricultural promotional programs in Louisiana ⓘ forestry promotional programs in Louisiana ⓘ
worksWith	Louisiana Legislature ⓘ linked to: Louisiana State Legislature

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Louisiana → hasOffice → Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana ⓘ

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana → hasNativeLabel → Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry ⓘ

linked to: Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana

Executive branch of Louisiana → hasOffice → Office of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry of Louisiana ⓘ