On July 10, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) announced three new appointments and two re-appointments to the 17-member Board of Pharmacy. New appointees include:
- Robert Cloud, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy at the Glenwood Regional Medical Center,
- Kevin LaGrange, an independent pharmacist at Professional Arts Pharmacy and
- Rock LeBas, an independent pharmacist and owner of Glenn’s Family Pharmacy and son of Rep. Bernard LeBas (D).
Serving another term are Rhonny Valentine, a pharmacist who provides relief work for retail pharmacies, and Blake Pitre, a pharmacist and owner of B&J Pitre Pharmacy.
Also in Louisiana…Ben Orlando, RPh with Brookshire Pharmacy in Monroe was honored as the 2018 Louisiana Chain Pharmacist of the Year at the Louisiana Pharmacists Association’s Annual Meeting held last weekend in Lafayette.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.