DeSoto Parish: New Agent at AgCenter

From Joshua Salley at the LSU Parish Extension Office:

We are excited to welcome Mrs. Erin Stockton to the DeSoto Parish Extension Office.  Erin is our new Family and Consumer Sciences Agent for the LSU AgCenter in DeSoto and Bossier Parishes.  Erin will be working with the Flavors of Health program here in DeSoto and in Bossier Parish.  She will also handle SNAP-ED programming in Bossier Parish. Some of the programs that Erin will be offering include healthy eating, pressure cooker testing, living with diabetes, and much more.  Erin is a graduate of William Carey University in Hattiesburg, MS, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education with a minor in English. She is also a graduate of Louisiana Christian University where she earned a master’s degree in the Art of Teaching. Erin has been an educator for the past 18 years in MS and LA, with the past 13 years spent in Sabine Parish. She was actively involved in 4-H as a volunteer and sponsor while her children were in school.  Erin is a life-long learner and educator, and she is looking forward to meeting the citizens of DeSoto Parish and sharing our nutrition programs with you.