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By attending trial gardens, you can take note of new varieties to look for in local retail garden centers. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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Exploring the benefits of open plant trial gardens

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 16, 2023

If you are looking for what’s new in the plant and gardening world, trial gardens are a hidden gem offering a unique and enriching experience for both seasoned green thumbs and curious novices.

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Pirates plagued Gulf longer than you think

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 16, 2023

Jean Lafitte was the most notorious — and successful — of the pirates operating from Louisiana in the early 1800s, but he wasn’t the only one. A federal grand jury in New Orleans reported in July 1814: “Piracy and smuggling are ... long established and ...

Kids Count.

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La. ranks 49th in child well-being

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 16, 2023

Louisiana was ranked 50th in children’s economic well-being and 49th in children’s health, according to the 2023 Kids Count Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring.

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State DOTD announces bid results

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 22 projects around the state received bids in May. Nineteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $217.3 million.

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Acadiana Juvenile Justice District bill signed

Rebecca Chaisson

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

The nine-parish Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District is a reality. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Act 166 into law Monday creating the district as a political subdivision of the state.

Bees collect pollen from blanket flowers.

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Nurturing nature’s champions with plants for pollinators

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Gardens come alive with the buzzing of bees, fluttering butterflies and graceful hummingbirds each spring and summer. In June, we celebrate National Pollinator Month in the U.S.

Gov. John Bel Edwards (Photo by Allison Allsop / LSU Manship School News Service)

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Edwards says he expects to veto three transgender bills

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 9, 2023

Gov. John Bel Edwards said he expects to veto three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed in the legislative session that ended Thursday.

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Bill to limit minors’ access to sexually explicit materials passes

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Friday, June 9, 2023

A bill that would limit minors’ access to sexually explicit materials in public libraries received final legislative passage Thursday. While lawmakers are rushing to pass their bills before the session ends at 6 p.m. Thursday, the final version of Republican Sen.

Some Louisiana schools will receive posters with the motto “In God We Trust” written in Arabic to be placed in classrooms to comply with a new bill the Louisiana Legislature passed on Tuesday. (Image courtesy of Chaz Stevens)

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Arabic ‘In God We Trust’ signs will test limits of Louisiana’s law

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Friday, June 9, 2023

Some schools across Louisiana will soon receive free “In God We Trust” signs to hang in their classrooms, though the designs might not be what some state lawmakers had in mind when they passed the new mandate Tuesday. House Bill 8, co-sponsored by Republican Reps.

Louisiana’s $50B coastal plan approved by Legislature

Rebecca Chaisson

Friday, June 9, 2023

The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously approved a $50 billion plan to protect and restore the state’s diminishing coast over the next 50 years. “We’re not just throwing money at the problem,” Gov.