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Dr. Anna Paltseva examines soil samples in UL Lafayette’s Delta Urban Soils Laboratory. Paltseva, an assistant professor of environmental science, is the lab’s director. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Dr. Anna Paltseva examines soil samples in UL Lafayette’s Delta Urban Soils Laboratory. Paltseva, an assistant professor of environmental science, is the lab’s director. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

What’s in your soil? New UL Lafayette lab goes below the surface to find out

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
A new service at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is dishing the dirt on soil health. The Delta Urban Soils Laboratory can help small production farmers, gardeners, landscape designers and architects, homeowners and environmental firms better understand what’s in their soil.

Opelousas man convicted of sexual assault on family member

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
A St. Landry Parish criminal jury took less than two hours on Thursday to find an Opelousas man guilty of second-degree rape for the sexual assault upon a family member. Reginald Jackson, who was arrested in April 2020 on the rape charge, will be sentenced on Nov.

U.S. energy’s environmental value stressed

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
U.S. energy was the most obvious and preferred source to combat rising gasoline prices and provide climate-advantaged production at Thursday’s USA Offshore Energy Gulf Coast Webcast. Organized by One Acadiana, the webcast featured Scott A.

Braves return to World Series with memories of 1957

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
The Atlanta Braves, once Milwaukee’s pride and joy and who earlier called Boston home, take on the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series. The Braves have a rich history that’s largely lost in baseball’s sands of time. In his book “Boston Braves,” author Richard A.

Do you hate intersections too?

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
When my high school classmates obtained a driver’s license, it was not uncommon to hear a teacher opine, “Oh, they must be having a sale at Sears.” Judging by the deplorable examples of road etiquette I’ve witnessed, maybe the teachers weren’t so far off about the low bar set by testers.

Fortune still awaiting a brave soul?

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Fabacher Road, which runs west for several miles from Hwy. 91 near Iota is one of the few reminders of the settlement founded in 1871 by the man some claim to be the pioneer of the modern rice industry.
Scott Martin Kidd

Scott Martin Kidd

Man arrested in Eunice found guilty in Iowa murder

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
A Kinder man, arrested in August 2020 in a double homicide case, was found guilty Oct. 22 in a Calcasieu courtroom. He is now facing two mandatory life sentences in prison for two first-degree murder charges.
Strawberries are typically grown on plastic or with a thick layer of pine straw to protect plants from strawberries sitting on the soil and rotting. (Photos by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

Strawberries are typically grown on plastic or with a thick layer of pine straw to protect plants from strawberries sitting on the soil and rotting. (Photos by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

Strawberries are sensational

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
It’s strawberry planting time! Louisiana has a long history of strawberries dating back to the 1800s, and business really began to boom in the early 1900s. According to the LSU AgCenter’s latest data, the Louisiana strawberry industry has a gross farm value of $8.4 million.

LSUE grants nearly $4M in COVID student relief

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
LSUE has paid students nearly $4 million in COVID relief funds over six installments. The latest disbursement of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund was $1.88 million, according to a news release from LSUE. There were 2,432 eligible students as of Oct. 7. The maximum award was $1,000.
Laurie Seeder, assistant professor of computer information technology, speaks to the Eunice Rotary Club on Oct. 20. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Laurie Seeder, assistant professor of computer information technology, speaks to the Eunice Rotary Club on Oct. 20. (Photo by Myra Miller)

Computer tech class at LSUE is more than bits

Rebecca Chaisson
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Computer information technology classes at LSUE are teaching the electronic basics that can drive everything from games to cybersecurity.