Classes for child-care providers and child-care centers are posted quarterly. For Class A and in-home caregivers, the price is $7.50; for Class B providers, the price is $42.50. The orientation class is mandatory for in-home caregivers, and the price is $10 for that 4-hour class.

Quincy Cheek, the new Extension Agent in nutrition, will be featured on the "Jambalaya" television program on News Channel 5 in Alexandria, La. each month.

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.

A Kid Chef Nutrition Camp was held in Colfax at the Grant Parish Extension Service on June 24-27, 2008. Photos are provided from the event.

Quincy Cheek held a handwashing demonstration at New Bethel Community Baptist Church during their health fair.

This article lists 10 helpful hints for cooking in a slow cooker.

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

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

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.

This article tells about the importance of vegetables in your diet. Also featured are recipes presented by Lou Altazan-Brown on the "Jambalaya" television program for June 2005.

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

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

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

This article provides information on the proper care and healthier preparation of Louisiana crawfish.

This is a an introductory page to the Family and Consumer Sciences Page for Rapides Parish.

This page contains information on the care of peaches, plus recipes containing peaches.

This page contains nutritional information and recipes on sweet potatoes.

This article contains nutritional information, quick and easy preparation tips, bean arithmetic, freexing information and recipes on beans including Hardy Taco Bean Soup and Mexibean Stroganoff.

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

Blueberry breeding programs throughout the Southeast have developed several highly productive varieties of large, juicy, aromatic berries. Learn how to select the perfect berry for eating, the nutritive and medicinal values, and how to freeze and can blueberries. Recipes are included.

Here are some helpful hints about the selection, care and use of peaches.

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.

Problems occasionally occur with items purchased as holiday gifts, but being prepared to handle those problems can go a long way in making the season more festive for you.

Images from the Kid Chef Nutrition Camp held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Alexandria, Louisiana. The camp taught good nutrition, healthy food choices, food safety, basic cooking skills and exercise habits.