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By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too. However, these excessive heat warnings and danger of heat stroke or illness are keeping me from doing what I love. I’ve decided to focus my efforts indoors. One way to beat the heat but still get your

By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too. However, these excessive heat warnings and danger of heat stroke or illness are keeping me from doing what I love. I’ve decided to focus my efforts indoors. One way to beat the heat but still get your

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Beat the heat with indoor gardening

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
When the going gets tough, the tough get going indoors, especially during heat waves. If you are like me, the heat is really taking a toll on my gardening activities this summer. I garden because I love it, and I do it for my health and wellbeing too.

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Legislative leaders direct tens of millions of state dollars to their own parishes

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Friday, August 18, 2023
The city of Central got $3 million in the Louisiana state budget this year for batting cages, a locker room and a high school weight room. The town of Baldwin in St. Mary Parish received $160,000 for a new basketball court. The Regional Military Museum in Houma secured $500,000.
Father Michael Champagne carries the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic Procession from the Church of the Assumption on Main Street in Franklin to the boat docks along Bayou Teche. The procession was part of the Fête Dieu du Têche held on Aug. 15. (Photo by Chris Landry/The Banner-Tribune)

Father Michael Champagne carries the Blessed Sacrament during the Eucharistic Procession from the Church of the Assumption on Main Street in Franklin to the boat docks along Bayou Teche. The procession was part of the Fête Dieu du Têche held on Aug. 15. (Photo by Chris Landry/The Banner-Tribune)

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Fête Dieu du Têche celebrated with start in Franklin

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
The ninth annual Fête Dieu du Têche held on Tuesday drew thousands of Roman Catholics from around South Louisiana and beyond to celebrate their faith, the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana after their exile from Canada.

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NOAA ups hurricane forecast

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 18, 2023
Scientists at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service — have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to an above-normal level of activity with an August update.

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LA Wallet to help users check for unclaimed assets

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
State Treasurer John M. Schroder has announced a partnership between the Louisiana Treasury Unclaimed Property program and LA Wallet, the state’s leading digital identification platform. The collaboration streamlines the process of reconnecting Louisiana citizens with their unclaimed property.

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Cassidy to teach class at LSU honors college

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is trading Congress for college — at least for a few hours each week. This fall semester, the Baton Rouge Republican will be teaching a 2000-level class at LSU’s Ogden Honors College. The course, taught alongside adjunct bioethics instructor Dr.

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Louisiana is a leader in carbon capture

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Millions of dollars of investments in new carbon capture projects in Louisiana — with more announced this past week — are unwelcome developments to some environmental activists in the state.
Select plants with heat and drought tolerance for summer landscapes. Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter

Select plants with heat and drought tolerance for summer landscapes. Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter

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Hot, dry weather is tough on plants

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 11, 2023
By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist The high temperatures and heat stress we’ve experienced this summer is not only difficult for us. Our plants feel that heat, too.
Solar panels at UL Lafayette. (UL Lafayette photo)

Solar panels at UL Lafayette. (UL Lafayette photo)

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First Solar plans $1.1B solar panel manufacturing facility

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 11, 2023
First Solar announced it has selected Acadiana Regional Airport as the site of its fifth American manufacturing facility. The company said it will invest up to $1.1 billion in the facility, which will produce high-performance photovoltaic (PV) solar modules.
By Olivia McClure omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — After years of research aimed at finding an effective way to control exploding populations of feral hogs, a patent has been issued for a bait developed by scientists with the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry. The bait uses sodium nitrite, which is lethal to feral swine, the culprits behind millions of dollars in damage to agricultural fields and forestlands in Louisiana and across the country. But the bait has minimal impact on the en

By Olivia McClure omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — After years of research aimed at finding an effective way to control exploding populations of feral hogs, a patent has been issued for a bait developed by scientists with the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry. The bait uses sodium nitrite, which is lethal to feral swine, the culprits behind millions of dollars in damage to agricultural fields and forestlands in Louisiana and across the country. But the bait has minimal impact on the en

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Patent issued for feral hog bait developed by LSU scientists

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 11, 2023
After years of research aimed at finding an effective way to control exploding populations of feral hogs, a patent has been issued for a bait developed by scientists with the LSU AgCenter and LSU Department of Chemistry.