The 2011 Rapides Parish Fair Premium Book provides parish exhibitors in the adult, senior citizens, nursing home, handicapped persons, 4-H and pre-4-H divisions with information about entering exhibits in the fair.

4-H enrollment forms are available for download here for the 4th-6th, 7th-8th and 9th-12th grades. Feel free to photocopy the forms you need. For additional information, call the LSU AgCenter's Rapides Parish 4-H Office at 318-767-3968.

Producers will have the opportunity to have their private pesticide cards recertified at a series of meetings.

This article contains useful information on preparation and storage of figs. It also contains a fig preserve recipe and the often requested strawberry-flavored fig jam recipe.

This article provides general information about the 4-H program in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Links to 4-H enrollment cards are also provided.

The 2012 Central Region Commodity Cookery event was a big success. Read more.

This article contains information, images and a YouTube video of the 2012 4-H Achievement Day held at ASH in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Students at Alexandria Senior High School in Alexandria, Louisiana, stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, during Kick Butts Day.

The Spirit of the Clover Award is given to honor individual 4-H club members who have logged a set number of hours in service to their community through their work as a 4-H’er. Hours must be done in local 4-H service projects and in other group’s service projects.

Results and images of livestock champions from the 2012 Central District Livestock Show held on February 2-4, 2012.