Agriculture
Strain’s response to Consumer Reports Study of arsenic in rice
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M, says a recent Consumer Reports study in which arsenic was detected in rice is a matter being closely monitor...
Sep 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Storytelling to be featured at Windrush Gardens Oct. 13
The Windrush Gardens at Burden will host Storybook Time on Saturday, Oct. 13 for children ages three to eight. The event is presented by the LSU AgCenter and the Junior League of Baton Rouge. Book ...
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
LDAF timber theft arrest
An east Texas man was arrested last Wednesday for theft of timber after an investigation in which Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) agents found that he failed to pay for almo...
Sep 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
The cover of the LSU AgCenter’s 2013 Get It Growing Calendar features beautiful flowering clematis photographed by Rhoda Stevenson from Campti, La.
LSU AgCenter releases 2013 Get It Growing calendar
The LSU AgCenter is releasing its 2013 Get It Growing Lawn and Garden Calendar – the annual publication that offers a mixture of beautiful garden photos and advice targeted specifically to Louisian...
Sep 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Iberville Parish man arrested for allegedly dumping, disposing of waste
Investigators with the Criminal Investigation Division of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality arrested an Iberville Parish man for the alleged illegal dumping of pollutants into state...
Sep 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
A great perennial for planting and establishment in late summer through fall is perennial verbena. Here is Lanai Blush White at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station. (PHOTO/Allen Owings)
Plant perennial flowers now through fall
Perennials are plants that live for three or more years and often require two or more years from seed to flower. Gardeners are showing renewed interest in herbaceous perennials because they often n...
Sep 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Louisiana has role in renewable energy
Louisiana has the infrastructure and expertise to participate successfully in the emerging process of turning biomass – plant material – into energy, according to experts who spoke at the Louisiana...
Sep 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Youth from EBRP 4-H to engineer robotic solutions on National Youth Science Day
As part of 4-H NYSD, 22 youth from Southern Lab School’s 6th-grade Science class will participate in the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge: the 2012 National Science Experiment, which will demonstrate that by ...
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Mayor David Amrhein presents Bob Odom with a key to the City of Zachary on Tuesday, Sept. 11. Councilmembers Tommy Womack, Brandon Noel, Dan Wallis Sr. and John Coghlan, from left, in background. (PHOTO/Stacy Gill)
Former Commissioner of Agriculture Bob Odom honored by Zachary City Council
The City of Zachary recognized Robert "Bob" Odom, 78, the former Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry for the state of Louisiana at its Tuesday, Sept. 11, meeting. Odom was given a key to the c...
Sep 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Officials warn of contact with swine at livestock shows
Health officials are advising people who show pigs that a new swine flu virus can be spread by direct contact wit infected animals. “We don’t have it in Louisiana, but that doesn’t mean we couldn’t...
Sep 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Isaac’s yield, economic losses low for most La. commodities
Louisiana’s individual agricultural commodities escaped major damage from Hurricane Isaac, according to analyses from the LSU AgCenter. LSU AgCenter county agents and crop specialists spent the wee...
Sep 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
Make sure your new roof is wind resistant
Damage from Hurricane Isaac may have you out shopping for a new roof. LSU AgCenter housing specialist Claudette Reichel says you should make your investment last with roofing that will both protec...
Sep 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
full story
WEATHER



FEATURED BUSINESSES