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About SNAP-Ed
SNAP-Ed's Impact 2024
Find Your SNAP-Ed Agent or Educator
Questions?

About SNAP-Ed

SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education) makes healthy diet and lifestyle choices easier for SNAP recipients and people who qualify for SNAP or live in communities with a significant low-income population (50% or greater). LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed staff offer interactive lessons, community-based programs, and health-focused coalitions in nearly 40 parishes across the state. We teach our audience how to eat healthy, stay physically active, and manage food dollars. We also work with local communities to make healthy choices easier by improving places where people live, work, learn, pray, and play. This includes making nutritious food and physical activity easier to access by enhancing local farmers markets, parks and trails, food retailers, school and community gardens, food pantries, and pedestrian and bike infrastructure.

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SNAP-Ed's Impact 2024

The LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed program had far-reaching impacts across the state in 2024. Below are some highlights from the last year of SNAP-Ed educational programs and Healthy Communities efforts.

Educational Outreach. 90,578 total audience reach. Two out of three participants report eating healthier. Eating healthier includes positive changes to eating habits such as drinking less soda and eating more vegetables. Three out of four youth participants report being more active. Two out of three adult participants report being more active. Healthy Communities Highlights. 1,158 total partnerships. 195 Healthy communities coalitions. 167 policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) changes implemented. $95,700 in outside funding to support PSE changes. 2,894 volunteer hours valued at $73,594!

Find Your SNAP-Ed Agent or Educator

LSU AgCenter SNAP-Ed agents and educators provide services in each region of the state. Find your SNAP-Ed agent or educator in the directory below!

Parish Agent/Educator Name Phone Number Email
Assumption Maria Gonzales (Agent)
Wendy Naquin (Educator) 		(985) 369-6386
(985) 369-6386 		mgonzales@agcenter.lsu.edu
wnaquin@agcenter.lsu.edu
Beauregard Justine Ramsey (Agent) (337) 239-3231 jramsey@agcenter.lsu.edu
Bienville Madison Horne (Agent) (318) 251-5134 mhorne@agcenter.lsu.edu
Bossier Elizabeth Martin (Agent) (318) 226-6805 emartin@agcenter.lsu.edu
Caddo Elizabeth Martin (Agent) (318) 226-6805 emartin@agcenter.lsu.edu
Caldwell Quincy Vidrine (Agent)
Sara Godard (Educator) 		(318) 435-2903
(318) 649-2663 		qvidrine@agcenter.lsu.edu
sgodard@agcenter.lsu.edu
Catahoula Summer Broadway (Agent) (318) 414-6055 sbroadway@agcenter.lsu.edu
Claiborne Shakera Williams (Agent)
Brittany Hudson (Educator) 		(318) 371-1371
(318) 371-1371 		sswilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu
bhudson@agcenter.lsu.edu
Concordia Summer Broadway (Agent) (318) 414-6055 sbroadway@agcenter.lsu.edu
Franklin Quincy Vidrine (Agent) (318) 435-2903 qvidrine@agcenter.lsu.edu
Grant Vacant (Agent) NA NA
Iberia Mandy Armentor (Agent)
DustiJo Verret (Educator) 		(337) 898-4335
(337) 369-4441 		marmentor@agcenter.lsu.edu
dverret@agcenter.lsu.edu
Iberville Claire Barbier (Agent)
 (225) 336-2416
 cbarbier@agcenter.lsu.edu
Jackson Shannan Chevallier (Agent) (318) 628-4528 schevallier@agcenter.lsu.edu
Jefferson Shawn Verbeten (Agent) (504) 736-6519 sverbeten@agcenter.lsu.edu
Lafourche Kristy Monier (Agent) (985) 446-1316 kmonier@agcenter.lsu.edu
LaSalle Vacant (Agent) NANA
Lincoln Madison Horne (Agent) (318) 251-5134 mhorne@agcenter.lsu.edu
Natchitoches Erin Stockton (Agent) (318) 872-0533 estockton@agcenter.lsu.edu
Orleans Emelia Clement (Agent) (504) 503-1108 eclement@agcenter.lsu.edu
Ouachita Cathy Agan (Agent)
Tara Garlington (Educator) 		(318) 323-2251
(318) 323-2251 		cagan@agcenter.lsu.edu
tgarlington@agcenter.lsu.edu
Rapides Jennifer Duhon (Agent) (318) 473-6520 jduhon@agcenter.lsu.edu
Red River Jessica Salley (Agent) (318) 256-3406 jnsalley@agcenter.lsu.edu
Sabine Jessica Salley (Agent) (318) 256-3406 jnsalley@agcenter.lsu.edu
St. Charles Shawn Verbeten (985) 785-4473 sverbeten@agcenter.lsu.edu
St. Helena Isabel Zebrick (Agent) (225) 222-4136 izebrick@agcenter.lsu.edu
St. Martin Debra Taghehchian (Agent)
Tassnique Prudhome (Educator) 		(337) 332-2181
(337) 332-2181 		dtaghehchian@agcenter.lsu.edu
tprudhome@agcenter.lsu.edu
St. Mary Debra Taghehchian (Agent) (337) 828-4100 dtaghehchian@agcenter.lsu.edu
TangipahoaDonna Landry (Educator) (985) 748-9381 dlandry@agcenter.lsu.edu
Terrebonne Kristy Monier (Agent)
Evelyn Washington (Educator) 		(985) 446-1316
(985) 873-6495 		kmonier@agcenter.lsu.edu
ewashington@agcenter.lsu.edu
Vernon Justine Ramsey (Agent) (337) 239-3231 jramsey@agcenter.lsu.edu
Vermilion Mandy Armentor (Agent)
Jenna Desormeaux (Educator) 		(337) 898-4335
(337) 898-4335 		marmentor@agcenter.lsu.edu
jdesormeaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Washington Tammy Montgomery (Educator)(985) 839-7855 tmontgomery@agcenter.lsu.edu
Webster Shakera Williams (Agent) (318) 371-1371 sswilliams@agcenter.lsu.edu
West Baton Rouge Claire Barbier (Agent) (225) 336-2416 cbarbier@agcenter.lsu.edu
Winn Shannan Chevallier (Agent) (318) 628-4528 schevallier@agcenter.lsu.edu



Questions?

Still have questions about SNAP-Ed? Click here to find contact information for Louisiana's SNAP-Ed implementing agencies and success stories from Louisiana.

This material was funded by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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