No tree, just cheer here Am I to be considered an Ebenezer Scrooge or doomed to a holiday season of Bah, Humbug-ness if I do not get a Christmas tree, hang lights, decorations or a wreath upon my door?
Why would I go to su...
Letter to the Editor: Donating organs, donating life Received via e-mail Nov. 26
Dear Editor:
So often we find ourselves on or near the bottom of health rankings, but today we celebrate being at the top of a very important list that affects many p...
Seafood marketing program expanding A seafood promotion and marketing project aimed at developing direct sales from fishermen to customers is being expanded along the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
The new Louisiana Direct Seafood program is ...
LSU AgCenter Dairy Store provides popular items for holidays The holidays mean an increase in mail orders for boxed cheese at the LSU AgCenter Dairy Store.
The boxes contain two pounds of cheese that sell for $11.50 a box, plus tax and shipping charges, and ...
Thanksgiving kicks off poinsettia season Thanksgiving week is the time when many people begin purchasing plants for the holiday season, and many poinsettias are available in stores and garden centers now, according to LSU AgCenter horticu...
Sweet potatoes add color, nutrients to holiday meals The holidays are a perfect time to enjoy Louisiana sweet potatoes or yams, as they have come to be known. Louisiana yams are bred to have a soft, moist flesh and to be exceptionally sweet and flavo...
Fried turkey’s not necessarily unhealthful Fried turkey is not as unhealthful as it sounds – if you don't eat the skin of the bird, according to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames. In fact, experts recommend not eating the skin no matter...
Louisiana farmers produce record soybean crop Louisiana farmers produced a record soybean crop this year, yielding 44 bushels on 1.11 million acres, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics. The previous high was 43 bushels in 20...
Thanksgiving dinner costs increase by 13.2 percent Louisiana cooks shopping for Thanksgiving will find the costs of traditional dinner items up this year. The 2012 Thanksgiving market basket will average $44.35 for 10 people, according to an LSU Ag...
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Add color to your fall landscape You can include in your landscape many trees and shrubs that will provide significant color in fall and winter year after year. Although decidedly less than spectacular this far south, late Novembe...
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Research focuses on hemorrhagic disease in deer An apparent increase in cases of hemorrhagic disease among deer in the Florida parishes of Louisiana has caused concern among hunters and wildlife experts. But that doesn’t mean the disease is on t...
