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.

Classes provided to clientele of free clinic for the working poor.

LSU AgCenter sponsored Parenting Classes will be taught the first Tuesday of each month at 9:00 a.m. starting in July. The location will be: Rapides Parish Extension Office,300 Grady Britt Drive, Alexandria , LA. For more information download the flyer or contact Jane Jones at 473-6501 or emai her at jjones @agcenter.lsu.edu.

Jane Jones, Family & Consumer Science Agent, and Debra Jackson, Parent Educator, share their parenting resources at the City of Alexandria's Summer Splash Fair.

Children are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners or a combination of these. There are distinctive differences in their preferences and the way they learn.

Teaching character education and conflict resolution can reinforce basic attitudes and values of society in a child’s setting.

This annual event gives parents and caregivers a chance to learn about services available for their children.

Want to get off the all-work treadmill? Stuck in a rut? Lost your ability to play? Take a “Joy Break” from whatever activity is causing you stress and give yourself permission to play.

The holidays are just around the corner and LSU AgCenter Extension Agent, Lou Altazan-Brown, offers these food gift ideas for the holiday season. Many of the gift ideas can be made with food items on hand. These items are great gift ideas for friends and family and are sure to be a hit.

This document contains recipes featured on Jambalaya program on News Channel 5 in Alexandria, La.