Click here to find out more information about the Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Program!

Did you take your picture with Charlie the Pumpkin at the Washington Parish Free Fair? Click here to see your pictures!

The Washington Parish on the Move: Healthy Living program kickoff was held the week of October 5, 2009. The Healthy Living Program is an exciting national program that encourages residents to develop and maintain healthful, active lifestyles. It is made possible through a Wal-Mart Foundation Grant.

The LSU AgCenter and the Bogalusa YWCA are once again teaming up to offer the Christmas Expo. The third annual Holiday Expo will be held on December 3, 2009.

Find out more information about an upcoming 4-H Sewing Clinic.

The Florida Parishes Outdoor Skills Field day held September 26, 2009, had a great turnout from our Clover Buds! The 35 who attended were introducted to information about health, character, science, firearm safety, the environment, wildlife and much more.

Find all of your 2009-2010 Washington Parish 4-H newsletters here!

Issues of Preserving Food Safely newsletter. Each newsletter has a frequently asked questions section, recipes, helpful Web sites and information on canning and/or freezing.

I am asking home vegetable gardeners, vegetable producers and others to bring a display to exhibit at the fair.

The 96th Washington Parish Free Fair is right upon us. Let me share something with you that many of us just take for granted. The fair does not just happen by itself. It takes a tremendous amount of time, work, effort and other activities by VOLUNTEERS to make the fair the great event that it is.