The LSU AgCenter is dedicated to providing innovative research, information and education to improve people’s lives. Working in a statewide network of parish extension offices, research stations and academic departments, the LSU AgCenter helps Louisiana citizens make the best use of natural resources, protect the environment, enhance agricultural enterprises, and develop human and community resources.
Nutrition and Community Health agents and educators are improving the overall health of residents by helping to reduce chronic diseases which are related to poor nutrition and sedentary lifestyles and improving the health outcomes in which Louisiana has traditionally ranked so low. This community-based work helps individuals and families adopt the nutrition and physical activity principles we have long been teaching.
The Terrebonne 4-H Youth Development Program focuses on
enriching the lives of young people through fun, interactive, hands-on
learning. Youth participate in 4-H project work, camps, demonstrations,
contests, workshops, and service-learning projects. Terrebonne 4-H youth have
gained valuable life skills through participation in parish, state, and
national programs. In 2025 over 700 Terrebonne 4-H youth are participating in a lesson series about life skills. These lessons teach important life skills that will benefit children and teens as they grow into competent, caring adults.
Terrebonne Parish Agriculture outputs include sugarcane, soybeans, commercial vegetables, home gardens, beef cattle, aquaculture, and fisheries. The Terrebonne Parish Agriculture and Natural Resources Program provides research-based recommendations through seminars, demonstration, workshops, farm and home visits, and electronic and printed extension publications. The outreach efforts help residents achieve their economic and aesthetic goals on farms and home gardens and landscapes while conserving the parish's abundant natural resources. The fisheries agent works with our local fishermen and docks to bring them the latest research to assist in harvest sustainability, marketing, and product quality assurance. Domestic seafood harvest supports the longevity of prominent fishing communities such as those down each of the bayous in Terrebonne parish.
4-H Clubs, school enrichment, field days, publications, newsletters, class series, website, social media and workshops.
150 volunteers from 4-H, Master Gardeners, TVFC (Terrebonne Volunteers for Family and Community).
LSU AgCenter county agents provide research-based
information on plant, aquaculture, wildlife, and animal enterprises to
Terrebonne Parish residents. The total dollar amount from these commodities
were: Animal enterprises, $2,727,095; aquaculture and wildlife, $82,214,759;
plant enterprises, $21,651,492.
Land area — 1,254.92 square miles; Population —109,580; Population under 18 years old — 24.6%; Population 65 years old and over — 16.8%; Median household income — $57,940; Persons below poverty — 17.8%.
Our stakeholders at the parish level are the local supporters and beneficiaries of the LSU AgCenter cooperative extension programs. Their support keeps these critical programs in their communities.
For the latest research-based information on just about anything, visit our website: LSUAgCenter.com