Louisiana Veterinary Medical Association - LVMA

04/11/2026

Happy National Pet Day! 🐾 Thank you to our members for keeping Louisiana's pets healthy, happy, and thriving. Your care, compassion, and dedication make all the difference. 💙

04/06/2026

🚀 Ready to take your marketing to the next level?

Join us for a FREE webinar for LVMA members brought to you by VMAE and Veterinary Practice Growth:

Mastering Marketing Strategies for Growth
📅 April 23
⏰ 1:30 PM Central
🎤 Presented by Eric Garcia, IT & Digital Specialist

True growth happens when your internal and external marketing work together—not in silos. In this session, we’ll dive into how your team’s communication, culture, and workflows shape your brand’s external impact.

You’ll learn how to:
✨ Align internal operations with your digital presence and messaging
✨ Identify gaps that may be holding your growth back
✨ Build a more connected strategy that drives trust, retention, and long-term success

Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen the foundation behind your marketing and set your organization up for sustainable growth.

👉 Click Here to Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KpLmAmKcQ5OhGglf2Gj_oQ #/

03/29/2026

And that’s a wrap! Save the date for the 2027 LVMA Winter Meeting, January 21-24 at a NEW LOCATION—the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans! See y’all there! 🎷🎺⚜️🐾

03/28/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 LVMA Award Winners that were honored at our 2026 Business Meeting!
Everett D. Besch Distinguished Service - Dr. Bari Haas
Ralph C. Cooper Veterinarian of the Year - Dr. Lacie Lee
H. Bland O’Connor Support Person of the Year - Debbie Reid
Sales Person of the Year - William Baker
Pet of the Year - Athena

03/26/2026

Officially kicked off the 2026 LVMA Winter(ish) Meeting here in Lafayette!

03/16/2026

Congratulations to LSU's Palpation Team led by our very own Dr. Clare Scully! Keep up the great work!

During Women's History Month, our Palpation Team is making history as the school’s first all-women team! Selected through a competitive exam led by Dr. Clare Scully, the third-year veterinary students spend months honing their bovine reproduction skills—traveling every Saturday to the LSU AgCenter Southeast Research Station Dairy in Franklinton, La., to perform pregnancy checks and practice re**al palpation while also studying advanced theriogenology.

The team is now at the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Symposium 2026, hosted by North Carolina State University, where they are competing in challenges that test their knowledge and precision in bovine reproduction. As the true trailblazing women they are, they have already advanced beyond the first round. If they place among the top five teams, members will advance to palpate cattle in the final round—an exciting opportunity to showcase the precision, knowledge, and dedication they have developed all year long. Way to represent LSU Vet Med! We celebrate you and wish you much success as you compete for honors this weekend!

03/13/2026

Just ONE WEEK LEFT to pre-register for the 2026 Winter Meeting in Lafayette! https://lvma.org/Main/LVMA/Education/2026-Winter-Meeting/Conference-Home.aspx?hkey=d463b5d7-2ad8-4974-bf21-81f1ce36efe1

02/18/2026

Early Bird Registration is OPEN for SWVS 2026 in San Antonio!

When you attend Southwest Veterinary Symposium, you’re doing more than earning CE.

Symposium profits are returned to partner VMAs. This is supporting the profession at a state and regional level.

We take pride in hosting education that gives back to the community.
Early Bird registration is now open.

We look forward to seeing y'all in San Antonio, Texas!
https://swvs.org/

02/17/2026

Laissez les bon temps rouler! Happy Mardi Gras!

02/02/2026

February is Pet Dental Health Month! 🦷🐾 Celebrate by sharpening your dental skills at our Dental Lab Preconference during the LVMA Winter Meeting on March 26th. Space is limited — register today! https://lvma.org/Main/LVMA/Education/2026-Winter-Meeting/Conference-Home.aspx?hkey=d463b5d7-2ad8-4974-bf21-81f1ce36efe1

01/24/2026

🐾 Today is Change a Pet’s Life Day. Every exam, every surgery, every act of compassion makes a difference. Saving one animal may not change the world—but it changes the world for that one animal. Thank you to Louisiana’s veterinarians and veterinary teams who do this life-changing work every day. 💙

01/14/2026

‼️FREE Virtual CE Event ‼️

🎉 We are excited that many of you will be joining us for the 2026 World Veterinary Dermatology Day Global Dermathon on Tuesday February 3rd! This FREE event will contain 24 HOURS of continuous learning, featuring dermatology-centered presentation, interactive quizzes, prizes, and so much more! You can join in on the event at any time! 🎊

For more information visit: https://membership.elearning.vet/wvdd26-global-dermathon-reg

We hope to see YOU there! 🐶