AGTS Louisiana is a statewide organization of individual members organized into three different types of chapters and governed by elected and appointed officers and a Board of Managers. AGTS Louisiana was organized for the purpose of establishing gifted and talented education in the State of Louisiana and as a resource in support of those individuals who advocate for and support gifted and talented education in Louisiana and in school districts throughout the state. That purpose shall be maintained with these objectives: A. Provide Leadership: Organize the advocates of gifted and talented education and students throughout the State of Louisiana. B. Advocate: Be the primary advocate for gifted and talented education and students through it members by providing information so that individuals may advocate before lawmakers, policy makers, and education administrators at the state and school district levels. C. Educate: Be a resource for elementary and secondary teachers and administrators, college and university professors, and parents of gifted and talented students through appropriate methods in order to advance their knowledge and the effectiveness of their role to gifted and talented students. D. Network: Join with other agencies and organizations and establish and operate chapters of advocates throughout the state.