ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND ART OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURE IN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF ALL SPECIES AND TO EXTEND TO THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY AND THE COMMUNITY-AT-LARGE THE BENEFITS OF SOUND AND PROGRESSIVE LEADERSHIP IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. FOSTER, MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF THE VETERINARY PROFESSION.