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| Director, Communications and Public Relations | |
| Communications | |
| TBlanchard@agcenter.lsu.edu | |
| 141 Knapp Hall, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70803 |
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| 225-578-5649 |
(05/21/25) The LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant Seafood Processing Demonstration Lab is making waves.
The Stately Oak is published annually for donors, employees, retirees and friends of the LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed its own decision and reinstated a nationwide injunction that allows businesses not to file a BOI with the Treasury D
Dani Percle earned the nickname, “The Little Agent,” during her internship with the St. James Parish Extension office.
(09/30/24) Whether it’s a football field, a golf course, or a home lawn, a new multi-state study offers recommendations for keeping some varieties of turfgrass
(04/23/24) April 26 is World Intellectual Property Day, and intellectual property offices serve a vital role in research and development.
(01/24/24) The Southeast District Livestock Show has a long history of crowning a king and queen.
(01/10/24) A watermelon cultivar developed at the LSU AgCenter has been nominated for boarding onto the Slow Food Ark of Taste.
It’s official — winter is here! And with it comes many questions about protecting landscape plants, pipes and pets during the cold months.
(01/02/24) The new name reflects the community-oriented nature of LSU AgCenter nutrition agents' work.
(9/29/23) 4-H’ers participated in a 4-H Teen Leadership Summit that encouraged open conversations about the challenges affecting today's youth.
(07/26/23) Cattle producers face many complications to keeping their herds healthy. Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association hosted an animal health summit.
Last year, Devall began a new role as the 4-H livestock specialist, which involves designing or teaching different programs.
(04/27/23) The lack of diversity in home landscapes is cause for concern for LSU AgCenter consumer horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard.
(02/09/23) LSU AgCenter scientist has been awarded a $10 million grant to improve sustainability and profitability of rice farming through research innovations.
(01/20/23) When babies are born, a knit hat is one of the first pieces of clothing they will wear. But what if that hat could be used for more than warmth?
(01/11/23) Gov. John Bel Edwards will give a keynote address as he joins 20 researchers, five farmers and six certified crop advisors.
Both Adam and Jonathan raise cattle because they love raising animals and working their pastures.
(12/15/22) The LSU AgCenter is celebrating 50 years of advancing agricultural excellence in Louisiana. LSU AgCenter was established in 1972.
(12/13/22) Winners of faculty and staff awards were announced during a ceremony Dec. 12.
Camp Grant Walker, nested on 90 acres in the town of Pollock near Kisatchie National Forest, has been hosting Louisiana youth for a century.
Becoming a horticulturist was not Kiki Fontenot’s plan when she first arrived at LSU.
(06/07/22) The LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation is turning its love of Mike the Tiger into research to benefit the species as a whole.
(05/17/22) The St. Helena Farmers Market gives families healthful alternatives as well as community pride in one of Louisiana’s numerous food deserts.
(03/29/22) Bill Welch, a Houston native, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.
Tristan Watson studies nematodes — tiny organisms that many people don’t realize even exist, but that can have major ramifications in agriculture.
(02/21/22) As Louisiana residents begin filing state income tax returns, they have another charitable option to which they can donate their overpayment.
A spark was lit when, as a teen, Sara Toal watched her younger brother slip into a coma from an infectious disease.
(02/02/22) Louisiana is one of the states with the highest levels of physical inactivity among adults, according to a study by the CDC.
(01/28/22) Jennifer Duhon is leading the LSU AgCenter’s effort to improve the health and wellbeing of central Louisiana residents.
(01/26/22) LSU AgCenter researchers have recently been awarded three USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants totaling more than $1.5 million.
(01/20/22) The LSU Textile and Costume Museum will hold an exhibition and annual membership event on Sunday, Feb. 20.
(Video 01/14/22) The Louisiana sugarcane harvest season will be coming to an end soon. The last mill is expected to finish next week.
(12/14/21) The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture recognized outstanding faculty and staff during an awards ceremony Dec. 14.
(12/02/21) LSU AgCenter’s Get It Growing educational campaign is celebrating 20 ears of offering horticulture advice tailored to Louisiana gardeners’ needs.
(11/24/21) Eunice’s community garden, 3rd Day Gardens, will be one of the highlights of the Eunice Christmas Festival on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Food for the Future means having a safe, secure, sustainable food supply while exploring alternative foods and food production.
The campgrounds at Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in Pollock were unusually quiet this summer — as they have been for more than a year.
(11/09/21) Louisiana Master Cattleman participants from six Acadiana parishes completed the 10-week Master Cattleman course.
Twenty years ago, the LSU AgCenter joined several partner agencies to create a program that would educate Louisiana farmers about conservation practices.
(11/03/21) Carole Broussard knew she had to limit her mother’s salt intake to manage the 93-year-old’s hypertension and heart issues.
(10/27/21) The LSU AgCenter hosted a sugarcane field day at Dugas Farm, Inc. on Oct. 20 in Assumption Parish.
(10/21/21) The LSU AgCenter’s LaHouse Resource Center is joining other agencies in promoting National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, October 24-30.
(10/13/21) The Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame welcomed 24 new members to its ranks at a ceremony Oct. 9.
(10/05/21) The LSU AgCenter will host a Sugarcane Field Day on Oct. 20 at Keith Dugas Farm in Assumption Parish.
(09/30/21) Boxwood dieback disease caused by a fungal plant pathogen is spreading at an alarming rate in the United States
(09/23/2021) The Riley Institute at Furman University has selected Patrick Tuck to participate in the White-Riley-Peterson (WRP) Policy Fellowship.
(09/22/21) LSU AgCenter veterinarian Dr. Christine Navarre is concerned for livestock following mosquito outbreaks in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
In his new role, Luke Laborde is drawing on his past to help shape the future of agriculture in Louisiana.
(09/16/21) The LSU College of Agriculture has named Allen Rutherford executive associate dean.
(09/16/21) The LSU AgCenter will offer a two-part webinar series to help farm operators identify and address legal risks.
(09/02/21) LSU AgCenter agents are beginning the arduous task of damage assessment and recovery from Hurricane Ida.
(09/01/21) Hurricane Ida cut a swath through southeast Louisiana leaving homes and businesses with damage and more without power.
(08/31/21) The LSU AgCenter has canceled the sweet potato field day scheduled for Sept. 2 at Fontenot Farms in Ville Platte.
(08/31/21) The LSU AgCenter Extension COVID Immunization Training and Education (EXCITE) program will host two online forums with Shreveport-area physicians.
(08/04/21) The LSU AgCenter has received a grant from the USDA to cater to the needs of beginning farmers.
(08/02/21) The story of the past two years in Louisiana sugarcane production has been a tale of two very different seasons for farmers.
(07/30/21) The newly renovated LSU Textile and Costume Museum will reopen Sunday, Aug. 29, with the debut of an exhibition of Mayan textiles.
(07/26/21) LSU AgCenter Flavors of Health nutrition agents from across the state were chopping, dicing, whipping and meal planning as part of a training.
(07/08/21) LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Rodrigo Valverde has been elected a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society.
The main focus of the rice breeding program has always remained on Louisiana rice farmers and their needs.
(06/30/21) Researchers discussed sustainability, farmland conservation and better water quality at the Cotton and Grain Field Day.
(06/21/2) Many people think of an air conditioner as something that circulates cool air through their home.
A resilient home is one that can be quickly restored at minimal expense to a safe, healthy and comfortable home after a natural disaster.
(06/07/21) Changing health behaviors in a population is no small task, but the LSU AgCenter has been working diligently in communities to lower obesity rates.
he LSU AgCenter and Somerset Plantation will host a Cotton and Grain Field Day on June 24 at Somerset Plantation in Newellton.
(5/31/2021) According to the Environmental Protection Agency, people spend close to 90% of their time indoors.
(05/25/21) f your home was flooded, the tremendous work, expense and stress that follows can mean a daunting time ahead.
(05/21/21) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting another active hurricane season with between 13 and 20 named storms.
(05/19/21) LSU AgCenter LaHouse Home and Landscape Resource Center reopened to visitors without appointments for self-guided tours.
(04/12/21) Videos are now available for the LSU AgCenter virtual 2021 Beef and Forage Field Day from the Dean Lee Research and Extension Center.
(04/28/21) Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses.
(04/28/21) Calling them the densest he’s ever seen, LSU AgCenter entomologist Blake Wilson was startled to find invasive apple snail egg masses.
(04/22/21) Cool weather is taking its toll on young rice plants in south Louisiana while north Louisiana farmers are still waiting for fields to be dry.
(04/14/21) Hunter Lepretre has been chosen for a research internship with the LSU AgCenter through an endowment.
(04/13/21) Short-grain rice developed by the LSU AgCenter has been planted for a New Orleans company to make sake.
(04/12/21) The April 23 deadline for students to register for the LSU AgCenter ASPIRE summer internship program is quickly approaching.
(03/30/21) AgMagic, the LSU AgCenter’s agricultural awareness event, is virtual this year.
(03/30/21) The soil that supports crops and lies beneath our feet was the main topic of a soil health forum.
(03/29/21) LSU AgCenter beef cattle researcher Guillermo Scaglia has received a $500,000 grant to study how management practices affect cattle herds.
Evelyn Watts gets to combine three of her favorite things in her job: people, seafood and traveling.
(03/25/21) Many schools and child care centers in Louisiana were closed for months during the earlier stages of the pandemic.
(03/24/21) Forestry professionals attending the online LSU AgCenter 2021 Forestry Forum on Tuesday heard presentations about a wide range of topics.
LSU AgCenter experts held a virtual crawfish boil and discussed how to purge crawfish, boil and season them, and seafood safety techniques.
(03/22/21) Ag Week 2021 showcased how two agricultural institutions are making a difference in Louisiana and across the world.
(3/22/21) The LSU AgCenter and the West Feliciana Healthy Communities Coalition announced the opening of two new pocket parks in Solitude and Independence.
(03/15/21) Exactly one year after COVID-19 shut down much of the state, Louisiana 4-H’ers gathered for one of three Junior Leadership Conferences.
(03/12/21) An LSU graduate student has identified and named a new species of fungus that causes a devastating soybean disease.
(03/12/21) Louisiana forestry’s $1.5 billion in losses from hurricanes was double the amount of revenue the industry generates annually.
(03/12/21) Students from Alexandria and surrounding parishes participated in a 4-H Career Exploration Camp on the LSU Alexandria campus on Feb. 26.
(03/08/21) About 150 4-H Club members in south Louisiana learned skills to help them deal with the challenges of growing up.
(03/03/21) Be on the lookout for the dreaded armyworm that can devastate spring pastures, an LSU AgCenter entomologist advised.
