The LSU AgCenter's Delta Rural Development Center (DRDC) is located in the Thomas J. Lingo Community Center at Oak Grove, La. The DRDC is committed to helping people in the rural areas of Louisiana overcome poverty and other barriers to economic prosperity.

The DRDC is directed by Dr. James Barnes, who is an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness at Louisiana State University and state program leader for the LSU AgCenter's Community Rural Development (CRD) program.

The DRDC provides research-based educational programs in rural entrepreneurship, leadership, rural tourism and agricultural enterprise development. The DRDC faculty also teach the basics of organizing regional economic development collaborations among universities, private corporations and local governments, such as the Louisiana Delta Initiative.

To learn more about these programs, follow the links to the blogs that have been established for:

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