Madison Sheehan to serve as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Photo courtesy of from LinkedIn.
Governor-elect Jeff Landry has named 26-year-old Madison Sheehan to serve as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Sheahan most recently served as director of South Dakota’s Republican Party.
“She’s worked on legislation relating to wildlife, agriculture, and natural resources. She played a major role in passing one of the strongest bills in the country protecting women’s sports,” said Landry.
Landry said while former governors have appointed good friends or even past lawmakers to the position, he chose the Ohio State graduate and former rowing team member for her leadership skills.
“She served as an Ohio FFA state officer and she’s an avid hunter and fisherman,” said Landry.
Landry believes Sheahan and her team will elevate the LDWF and attract even more out-of-state hunters and fishermen to the Sportsman Paradise.
“And when they meet a wildlife agent, we want them to leave and say you know what, Louisiana has got it going on and this is the team that’s absolutely going to do that,” said Landry.
During his announcement, Landry claimed Sheahan would be the first female to oversee the agency however from 1988 to 1990 Dr. Virginia R. Van Sickle-Burkett helmed the agency and during Governor Kathleen Blanco’s administration, Janice Lansing held an interim post at the agency.
Stephen Clark, a former game warden with LDWF, who also worked for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service will serve as Assistant Secretary of State Wildlife.
On Wednesday Landry also named former Congressman and physician Ralph Abraham as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and retried Caddo Parish Juvenile judge David Matlock as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services.
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