George B. Zigler went to Jennings in 1901 thinking he had only months to live. Instead of dying, he built an enduring legacy as an astute businessman and beloved philanthropist.
Properly cleaned bird baths provide healthy drinking water for birds. (LSU AgCenter file photo)
Will Green
A baby feral pig at the at the LSU AgCenter Bob R. Jones-Idlewild Research Station near Clinton. Feral hogs cause more than $90 million in damage to Louisiana agriculture annually. (Photo by Johnny Morgan/LSU AgCenter)
Fallen leaves are economical because they are free. They are an excellent organic option for landscape beds. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Aviators with the Louisiana National Guard and Alabama National Guard respond to wildfires in Vernon Parish on Aug. 31. Aviators use a bambi bucket to retrieve water and splash nearly 600 gallons of water at a time on the fires. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)
Burned pine trees tower above foresters Paul Stone, left, of Crosby Resource Management, and Robbie Hutchins, of the LSU AgCenter, as they survey damage from recent wildfires near the Westport community in Rapides Parish on Sept. 5. (Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)
Compact Cinnamon Girl distylium is a versatile and attractive evergreen shrub prized for its gorgeous foliage, unique growth habit and year-round appeal. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)
Louisiana National Guard aviators conduct water-bucket missions assisting the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Louisiana State Fire Marshal office and local officials in combating the wildfires in Beauregard Parish, on Aug. 23. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet)
An image of a wildfire in Beauregard Parish from drone video taken Saturday. (Louisiana State Police)