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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>99th annual 4-H gathering set for June 18-20 in Baton Rouge</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 18:50:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/24/13) BATON ROUGE, La. – This year will mark the 99th time 4-H Club members will compete in a variety of contests and hold elections for statewide officers on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>La. 4-H receives Walmart Foundation grant</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:47:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Winners named at 4-H Commodity Ambassador state contests</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 05/07/13) BATON ROUGE, La. – Five 2013 state 4-H Commodity Ambassador contests named 15 winners on Tuesday, April 16, on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. In all, 80 4-H’ers from across the state competed in the chicken, egg, seafood, sugar and turkey ambassador contests. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>4-H camp building to start construction in late summer</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 04/09/13) BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana 4-H Foundation has announced that it has met its financial goals to begin construction on the first phase of its multipurpose building at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center near Pollock, La. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter receives $1.5 million wetlands grant</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:28:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 03/26/13) BATON ROUGE, La. – The LSU AgCenter’s 4-H youth development program has received a $1.5 million, three-year grant to continue a wetlands-based curriculum aimed at students and teachers in grades fourth through 12th. This is the third time the AgCenter has received a grant for this program, which has been in operation since 2007. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>4-H effort to help black bears wins Louisiana Wildlife Federation award</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/20/13) FRANKLIN, La. – A 4-H project aimed at helping St. Mary Parish residents avoid troublesome encounters with black bears is being honored with an award from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Adriana Drusini and Jennifer Ducote, both 4-H agents, and Catherine Siracusa, black bear conflict officer, will receive the Governor’s Conservation Award in Baton Rouge on Feb. 23. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Youths earn Gerry Lane Premier Exhibitor Awards</title>
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      <title>4-H, FFA members, leader win livestock project awards</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:31:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 02/18/13) GONZALES, La. – The LSU AgCenter honored several Louisiana 4-H and FFA members and one adult leader Saturday, Feb. 16, for their work with youth livestock projects. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>20 4-H achievement winners honored at luncheon</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 23:15:39 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/20/12) BATON ROUGE, La. – Twenty winners of this year’s Louisiana 4-H Educational Awards Trip were honored at an awards luncheon at The Club at Union Square, formerly the LSU Faculty Club, on Nov. 20. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>12 LSU AgCenter extension agents receive national 4-H awards</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 11/06/12) BATON ROUGE, La. – Twelve LSU AgCenter extension agents received awards from the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents at the organization’s Oct. 21-25 annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>AT&amp;T gives $25,000 to new building at 4-H camp</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 10/26/12) POLLOCK, La. – A donation by AT&T will help fund the first phase of construction of a multipurpose center at the LSU AgCenter 4-H Camp Grant Walker. Sonia Perez, AT&T president for Louisiana operations, presented a $25,000 check to Paul Coreil, LSU AgCenter vice chancellor for extension, on Oct. 25. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>La. man inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame</title>
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      <title>Rovin' Clover</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 19:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 08/15/12) Four Pointe Coupee Parish 4-H members won a $1,000 scholarship to divide among them at the Second Annual Great American Seafood Cook Off 4-H Edition in New Orleans on Aug. 12, according to Quincy Cheek, the contest superintendent and associate extension agent in Rapides and Grant parishes. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Teen leadership camp supports military youth</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 08/03/12) Twenty teens from military families across the state participated in an “Operation: Military Kids” camp on leadership July 25-27, sponsored by the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H Youth Development program. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>La. 4-H’ers complete successful summer session</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:32:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(Distributed 06/25/12) BATON ROUGE, La. – Members of 4-H clubs from across Louisiana were named state contest winners on June 21 at the closing session of the LSU AgCenter’s 4-H University. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>4-H Day with the Tigers</title>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H University winners named</title>
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      <title>Louisiana to host national 4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program July 19-23</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter honors 12 adults for service to Louisiana 4-H</title>
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      <title>4-H, FFA state horse show set for July 6-11 in West Monroe</title>
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      <title>12 to be inducted into Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame July 18</title>
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      <title>Louisiana 4-H’ers are ready to compete June 23-25</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter 4-H seeks schools with outstanding character education practices</title>
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      <title>LSU AgCenter Ag Adventures attracts 1,100 students</title>
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