Horticulture Commission public meetings in 2025
4 substantive meetings from 2025, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Horticulture Commission
The Commission approved the reinstatement of two professional licenses and accepted stipulations for four cases involving unlicensed arborist advertising. The board also expressed support for upcoming license and permit fee adjustments pending a legislative process.
- Approved landscape irrigation contractor license reinstatement for Octave Ferrer (unanimous)
- Approved landscape irrigation, horticulture, and arborist license reinstatements for Charlette Carollo (unanimous)
- Accepted $1,500 penalty for Travis Soileau/Soileau’s Lawn Care LLC (unanimous)
- Accepted $1,500 penalty for T.J. Stewart (unanimous)
- Accepted $1,000 penalty for Victor Amaya/Victor’s Tree Service/Two Brothers Tree Service (unanimous)
- Accepted $1,500 penalty for Gerald Etheridge/Etheridge Tree Service, LLC (unanimous)
- Approved minutes from July 17, 2025 meeting (unanimous)
Horticulture Commission
The Louisiana Horticulture Commission will meet on November 20, 2025, to review license reinstatement requests, hear stipulated and contested cases, and discuss a potential increase in license and permit fees for 2026. The meeting also includes approval of past minutes and future meeting dates.
- Reinstatement requests for Octave Ferrer and Charlette Carollo
- Stipulated cases for Travis Soileau, Travis (TJ) Stewart, and Victor Amaya
- Contested case for Gerald Etheridge
- Potential 2026 increase in license and permit fees
- Approval of July 17, 2025, meeting minutes
Horticulture Commission
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium Commission will meet to consider a reinstatement request for John Cooley. The commission will also hear a Director’s Report and discuss delegation of authority relative to examinations. Public comments will be taken at the start and end of the meeting.
- Reinstatement request for John Cooley
- Director’s Report
- Delegation of Authority Relative to Examinations
- Approval of minutes from February 19, 2025 meeting
- Future hearing date set for November 20, 2025
The Commission approved the reinstatement of John Cooley's Arborist license. The board also approved the minutes from the February 19, 2025, meeting.
- Approved reinstatement of John Cooley's Arborist license (unanimous)
- Approved February 19, 2025, meeting minutes (unanimous)
Horticulture Commission
The Louisiana Horticulture Commission will meet to approve minutes from a previous meeting and consider a reinstatement request for Grant Estrade. The agenda is mostly procedural, with no major policy decisions or financial items listed.
- Reinstatement request for Grant Estrade
- Approval of minutes from November 21, 2024 meeting
- Future hearing date set for July 17, 2025
The Commission approved the reinstatement of Grant Estrade's landscape horticulturist license. A case involving Jobe Bourgeois was continued to a future meeting. The Commission also approved the minutes from the November 21, 2024, meeting.
- Approved reinstatement of Grant Estrade's landscape horticulturist license (unanimous)
- Approved November 21, 2024, meeting minutes (unanimous)
- Continued Jobe Bourgeois Case No. 24-HORT-012 until November 20, 2025