BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana agriculture official has been elected to a national leadership role in weights and measures standards.

Paul Floyd, director of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Weights and Measures Division, was recently elected chair-elect of the National Council on Weights and Measures during the organization's 111 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Floyd will serve on the NCWM Board of Directors and is scheduled to become NCWM Chair at the conclusion of the organization's 112 Annual Meeting in July 2027.

"I am proud to congratulate Paul Floyd on his election as Chair-Elect of the National Council on Weights and Measures," said Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain. "This is a significant professional accomplishment and a recognition of Paul's leadership, experience and commitment to the weights and measures profession."

"His service in this national leadership role will not only benefit NCWM but will also provide an important opportunity to represent Louisiana and contribute to the development of sound, uniform standards that promote fairness in commerce," Strain said.

As chair-elect, Floyd will chair the organization's Finance Committee. His responsibilities will include serving as acting NCWM Chair when necessary, developing a budget for review by the Board of Directors and reviewing the organization's committees, subcommittees, task forces and study groups.

Floyd will also serve on the NCWM National Type Evaluation Program Committee, a role that will prepare him to take over as that committee's chair two years later.

A graduate of Louisiana State University, Floyd oversees programs that help ensure accuracy and fairness in commercial transactions involving weighing and measuring devices and products sold by weight, measure or count.

The NCWM is a professional nonprofit association made up of state and local weights and measures officials, federal agencies, industry representatives and other stakeholders. The organization has developed national weights and measures standards since 1905.