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Dead roseau cane stems. (Photo by Rodrigo Diaz/LSU AgCenter)

Dead roseau cane stems. (Photo by Rodrigo Diaz/LSU AgCenter)

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Team effort yields new clues about roseau cane decline

Olivia McClure / omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
For six and a half years, LSU AgCenter scientists and their counterparts at other agencies have been searching for clues as to why large swaths of roseau cane are dying along Louisiana’s coast — and how to restore these areas to prevent further land loss.

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Program provides free books young readers

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Louisiana, in collaboration with Scholastic, announced Reading Enrichment and Academic Deliverables (READ), a new state-funded book and literacy program designed to help support Louisiana pre-K4 through 5th grade students who are not yet reading on grade level.
Alena Allen

Alena Allen

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LSU Law Center dean named

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
LSU has named Alena Allen dean of the Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Allen, a Louisiana native, is currently deputy director for the Association of American Law Schools and professor of law at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Cover crops are used to renew soil health by adding organic matter back to the soil to improve the overall soil structure. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Cover crops are used to renew soil health by adding organic matter back to the soil to improve the overall soil structure. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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Are cover crops and crop rotation beneficial for home gardeners?

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, February 24, 2023
This week, the Southern Cover Crops Council held its annual conference in Baton Rouge, and I was fortunate to sit in on panel discussions with farmers and specialty crops (vegetables, fruits, nuts and nursery crops) producers. Cover cropping was once a common practice in agricultural history.

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Did Coolidge eat his Rice-O-La?

Jim Bradshaw
Friday, February 24, 2023
When planter, politician and entrepreneur Henri Gueydan began to manufacture his Rice-O-La breakfast cereal in 1923, he also launched an advertising campaign that could have been the inspiration for the flamboyant Hadacol promotions decades later. The campaign might have been anticipated.
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday unveiled his last state budget proposal to a joint legislative committee. (Photo by Molly Ryan//LSU Manship School News Service)

Gov. John Bel Edwards on Friday unveiled his last state budget proposal to a joint legislative committee. (Photo by Molly Ryan//LSU Manship School News Service)

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Edwards proposes budget with teacher pay raise

Molly Ryan and Claire Sullivan / LSU Manship School News Service
Friday, February 17, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards proposed a budget Friday that includes a $2,000 pay raise for K-12 teachers that could climb to $3,000 if more money becomes available. He also called for a $1,000 pay raise for support workers at schools. Those basic raises would cost the state about $200 million each year.
Farmers markets help support communities and Black farmers.

Farmers markets help support communities and Black farmers.

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Celebrating Black History Month in the garden

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, February 17, 2023
For nearly 50 years, Black History Month has been celebrated in the U.S. The story took root when Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian, and minister Jesse Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History in 1926.
Washington reporters Ashley Parker and Michael C. Bender talked about covering President Trump. (Photos by Matthew Perschall/LSU Manship School News Service)

Washington reporters Ashley Parker and Michael C. Bender talked about covering President Trump. (Photos by Matthew Perschall/LSU Manship School News Service)

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Washington reporters talk about covering Trump

Claire Sullivan and Gabby Jimenez / LSU Manship School News Service
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Ashley Parker was enjoying sleeping in on a fall Saturday in 2019, her husband tending to their young daughter. Then her phone started vibrating nonstop.
Brushes, scouring pads, sandpaper and lubricating oils are best for hand pruner maintenance. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Brushes, scouring pads, sandpaper and lubricating oils are best for hand pruner maintenance. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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Clean up those dull, rusty garden tools before pruning

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, February 10, 2023
Benjamin Franklin said, “The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.” I would take that one step further and say that taking care of one’s tools is insurance on your investment. Everything requires a little maintenance, and garden tools are no exception.