Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions.
Milton E. Melton of Ruston has been appointed to the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District. Melton is retired and will represent Lincoln Parish.
The guiding purpose and primary objective of the Sparta Ground Water Conservation District Commission is to conserve, protect, restore, and maintain the Sparta Formation Aquifer as a continuing source of high quality, potable water for current and future consumers by promoting conservation measures and the development of alternate sources of fresh water, pursuant to the authority and responsibility granted by the State of Louisiana.
