Don’t neglect late-summer gardening
For gardeners tired of the heat and longing for cooler weather, September can provide welcome relief. Cool fronts often begin to make their way this far south in September. But days in the 90s are ...
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LSU AgCenter preparing Louisiana for high-speed Internet Residents in 18 Louisiana parishes where broadband is underused or unavailable are learning the value of broadband, high-speed internet access with help from the LSU AgCenter.
Connect My Louisiana,...
An Economic 'Plan'? Former president Bill Clinton told the Democratic National Convention that Barack Obama has a plan to rescue the economy, and only the fact that the Republicans stood in his way has stopped him fro...
Randy Jemison selected as 2012 International Rice Festival Honoree CROWLEY-Selected as the Honoree for the 2012 International Rice Festival is Randy Jemison of Kinder, announced by Brady Williams, festival president. This year’s festival is slated for the weekend ...
Rep. Ligi to explain State Constitutional Amendment No. 5 State Rep. Tony Ligi, R-Metairie, will be visiting various areas of the state to explain State Constitutional Amendment No. 5 (Act No. 868 of the 2012 legislative session) which will be on the Nov....
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...
"Issues" or America? There are some very serious issues at stake in this year's election -- so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is t...
Love Bugs: Not so lovely Plecia nearctica, also commonly known as the Love Bug, is also called the honeymoon fly, kissing bug or double-headed bug.
It is a member of the family of march flies, and the adult is a small, fly...
The Ides of November Cheer up folks. In just 60 more days the elections will be over and, for at least a few months, you won’t have to listen to grown men and women call each other Nazis, enemies of the middle class, s...
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...
Obama's Dreams After reading Barack Obama's book "Dreams from My Father," it became painfully clear that he has not been searching for the truth, because he assumed from an early age that he had already found the...
Flooding from Hurricane Isaac will increase mosquito population Floodwater left behind by Hurricane Isaac is providing the nearly perfect environment needed to increase the mosquito population, which could also increase the cases of West Nile virus.
More than 6...