Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association - LVMA

12/05/2025

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 LVMA Winter(ish) Meeting! Register Today: https://lvma.org/Main/LVMA/Education/2026-Winter-Meeting/Conference-Home.aspx?hkey=d463b5d7-2ad8-4974-bf21-81f1ce36efe1

10/29/2025

Last Call - 2025 LVMA Award Nominations are due November 1st. Know a colleague that should be recognized for their achievements this year? Nominate them! https://lvma.org/Main/LVMA/About/LVMA_Awards.aspx?hkey=52cf5419-2ac9-4377-bdb1-92f21e0d0435

10/13/2025

Happy National Veterinary Technician Week from the LVMA! 🐾💙 We’re proud to celebrate Louisiana’s dedicated vet techs whose compassion, expertise, and care make a difference for animals and communities across our state every day.

09/30/2025

The LVMA had a great weekend in Fort Worth at the Southwest Veterinary Symposium! Congratulations to Dr. Christie McHughes-Barr on completing her term as President of SWVS! Thank you for representing Louisiana!

08/06/2025

Kicking off vet school right! 🐾🎉 The LVMA was thrilled to welcome LSU School of Veterinary Medicine students during Welcome Week with jambalaya and snowballs! Here’s to the start of learning, growth, and future veterinarians! Students, don’t forget, your membership to the LVMA is FREE - visit the link below to join. https://lvma.org/Main/LVMA/Membership/Membership_Benefits.aspx?hkey=1bd529b0-6e17-4a86-a1c1-0cdaf7f52f80

04/17/2025

The LVMA needs YOU! The LVMA Board is looking to engage members that are looking to contribute ideas, gain experience in a collaborative setting and/or who have expertise that are willing to contribute to the initiatives listed. If interested in serving on one or more of these working groups, please complete the interest form linked below by April 30, 2025. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FXDSFPF

02/22/2025

Congratulations to our 2024 Award Winners & Newly Installed Officers honored today at the Annual LVMA Business Meeting!

Pet of the Year: LSU Goat Blood Donor Herd
Sales Person of the Year: Mike Saunier
H Bland OConnor Support Person of the Year: Jeff Oertling
Ralph C Cooper Veterinarian of the Year: Dr. Bill Wheat
Everett D Besch Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Donna Bishop

2025-2026 Officers:
Dr. Pamela Mitchell, President
Dr. Clare Scully, President-Elect
Dr. Clark Cooper, Vice President
Dr. Adrianna Smith, Immediate Past President

01/15/2025

Congratulations to LVMA Member, Dr. Sara Lyle, who was just named the 2025 Westminster Veterinarian of the Year!

BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge veterinarian won a national award Tuesday, being the first LSU veterinarian to finish as a finalist and receive the award.

01/03/2025

12/16/2024

11/12/2024

Registration is OPEN for the 2025 LVMA Winter Meeting, February 21-23, 2025 in Baton Rouge at the Crowne Plaza! Register Today here: https://lvma.org/LVMA/Education/2025-Winter-Meeting/Conference-Home.aspx?hkey=d463b5d7-2ad8-4974-bf21-81f1ce36efe1&WebsiteKey=95a7eeff-4481-4a6b-a5c0-dc117ca591d4