Dusty J. Guidry

About

Dusty Guidry was born and raised in Scott, Louisiana, and has spent his life in Acadiana, living in Lafayette, Youngsville and Carencro. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Public service

• Appointed by Governor John Bel Edwards in 2019 to an at-large seat on the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, where he served until 2021.
• Served on the Cajundome Commission in Lafayette.
• Worked for many years at the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office, where he served as Director of Pretrial Services.

Conservation and the outdoors

Dusty is a member of Ducks Unlimited, the Coastal Conservation Association and the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, three groups working to protect Louisiana’s wetlands, coast and wildlife.

“I am blessed to have parents who exposed me to our state’s natural resources and instilled in me a passion and appreciation for wildlife.” Dusty Guidry, on his appointment to the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, 2019