He reports to the chancellor of the LSU Agricultural Center and, through him, to the LSU System president and the LSU Board of Supervisors. LAES administrative offices are in J. Norman Efferson Hall on the Baton Rouge campus. The support staff includes an associate director, two assistant directors and an executive secretary. For their projects, research scientists prepare detailed plans of work on specific problems for from three to five years. LAES administrators determine that research proposals are consistent with the state's research priorities, that they are reviewed by other scientists for merit and relevance, that facilities and funds are available to support the research, that it is conducted properly, and that appropriate progress reports are made.
Much research is cooperative and interdisciplinary.
Information about ongoing research at branch stations is available on individual station websites.