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GNO Gardening is a Regional magazine published by the Greater New Orleans Area Horticulture agents with input from Southeast Regional Agents. It features articles that are pertinent to the time of year and location.
Chris Dunaway received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business from Louisiana State University in 1992. Apon graduated, he took a job with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry where he oversaw the regulation of numerous ag related industries including, arboriculture, pesticides and pesticide applicators, horticulture, animal feed, certified seeds, plant nurseries and quarantine programs.
Chris began working for the LSU AgCenter in 1996 as a research associate for Dr. Gregg Henderson, for 4 years, conducting field experiments on invasive Formosan termites. Chris returned to the AgCenter to help oversee the Operation Full Stop. This was an intensive treatment program to study the viability of eliminating Formosan termites from a large area.
In 2015 Chris pivoted towards horticulture by accepting a position as an extension associate working with the agents in Jefferson and Orleans Parishes. Chris became the Extension Agent for St. Charles Parish in 2019 and transferred to Jefferson Parish in 2021.
