For the purposes of this Part, the following shall apply:
(1) "Agent Orange" means the herbicide composed of tri-chlorophenoxyacetic acid and di-chlorophenoxyacetic acid.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
(3) "Director" means the director of veterans' affairs.
(4) "Directory" means the Agent Orange Directory.
(5) "Veteran" means a person who was a resident of the state of Louisiana at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or is a resident of this state who served in the armed forces during the years 1958-1972 and who served in, or participated in military activities related to, the Vietnam conflict where exposure to Agent Orange and other chemical defoliants and herbicides may have occurred.