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Don’t worry, be happy in Louisiana!

Jim Brown
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Bayou State residents are well aware that Louisiana is a pleasant place to live. Some would sarcastically say that we are fat, dumb, and happy down here in the deepest of the deep southern states. The state motto is, after all, Laissez les bons temps rouler.

LDWF agents investigating fatal boating incident in Beauregard Parish

Adam Einck / aeinck@wlf.la.gov
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are investigating a fatal boating that occurred on Nov. 15 in Beauregard Parish. The body of John F. Lowe, 58, of Deridder, was recovered from Bundick Lake around 12:30 p.m. on Nov. 15.
Cool Jazz is a new color in the Supertunia series of petunia hybrids and a great choice for cool-season gardens. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Cool Jazz is a new color in the Supertunia series of petunia hybrids and a great choice for cool-season gardens. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

Try something different for cool-season color

From The LSU AgCenter
Friday, November 14, 2025
After a few false starts, it seems that reliably cool weather has finally set in across Louisiana. Many of us have even gotten our first frost or freeze of the season under our belts.
Red hurricane lilies are a feature of many Southern gardens. (Photo by Kyle Peveto/LSU AgCenter)

Red hurricane lilies are a feature of many Southern gardens. (Photo by Kyle Peveto/LSU AgCenter)

Hurricane lilies are Southern garden heirlooms

From The LSU AgCenter
Friday, September 26, 2025
Have you noticed some red flowers popping up, seemingly out of nowhere, lately? Chances are you have been graced by the presence of hurricane lilies. These flowers tend to show up in August and September — peak hurricane season in Louisiana, hence their name.

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5th death from Vibrio confirmed

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Department of Health is confirming the fifth death this year from Vibrio vulnificus and continuing to urge residents to take precautions to prevent infection. The Department is still seeing a higher number of Vibrio cases and deaths than are typically reported.
As summer vegetable gardens succumb to the heat and slow down, consider leaving your plants for a while longer so you can collect seeds to grow next year. Southern peas, like these Louisiana Purchase peas, can be left on the vine to dry. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

As summer vegetable gardens succumb to the heat and slow down, consider leaving your plants for a while longer so you can collect seeds to grow next year. Southern peas, like these Louisiana Purchase peas, can be left on the vine to dry. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

As summer comes to a close, save seeds for next year’s garden

From The LSU AgCenter
Friday, September 12, 2025
It’s always a bit sad to see our summer vegetable gardens peter out as the season comes to a close. Those once-verdant plants are now fading as the long, hot summer takes its toll.

Remains found in Beauregard Parish linked to Evangeline Parish

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, September 12, 2025
A timber marking crew discovered the skeletal remains of a black male south of Merryville, on Jan. 4, 1993, in Beauregard Parish. The initial autopsy results conducted by the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Lake Charles indicated that the unidentified victim died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Raw oysters can pose greater health risks when consumed between May and October due to the prevalence of vibrio, according to the CDC. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

Raw oysters can pose greater health risks when consumed between May and October due to the prevalence of vibrio, according to the CDC. (Photo by V. Todd Miller/LSU AgCenter)

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Are raw oysters safe to eat? A seafood expert has answers

V. Todd Miller / vtmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Two people recently died in Louisiana after eating raw Gulf oysters contaminated with the flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus.