(Distributed 02/18/04) Students in Judy O’Neal and Daina Jackson’s second-grade classes at Tensas Elementary School in St. Joseph are taking a portion of their day to fight childhood obesity thanks to the LSU AgCenter and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

(Distributed 02/19/04) The LSU AgCenter will help to encourage Louisiana residents to obey a different kind of "LAW" to observe national nutrition month during March.

(Distributed 02/20/04) More than 2,500 4-H’ers from across the state will venture to New Orleans next week as the New Orleans Hornets show their support for the LSU AgCenter youth development program.

(Distributed 02/20/04) Shearita Thomas of Ruston wants to make a better life for herself and her children – and she believes an LSU AgCenter program designed to help participants find better jobs will help.

(Distributed 02/20/04) The LSU AgCenter presented three major awards Friday (Feb. 20) recognizing faculty members for their contributions to its diversity initiatives.

(Distributed 02/20/04) A variety of speakers challenged participants from across the country to respect and honor diversity during the LSU AgCenter’s 2004 Diversity Conference this week in Baton Rouge.

(Distributed 02/23/04) Twenty-five men and women from across Louisiana have been accepted into the two-year Agricultural Leadership Development Program sponsored by the LSU AgCenter.

(Distributed 02/27/04) Students across Louisiana are learning what it takes to "make ends meet" through programs offered by the LSU AgCenter.

(Distributed 02/27/04) The 19th Annual Louisiana Nursery Festival is slated for March 19-21 in Forest Hill.

(Distributed 02/27/04) This year’s planting of rice in Louisiana could exceed 500,000 acres, according to an LSU AgCenter economist.