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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will hold its monthly Legacy Series featuring The Legacy of Doris Leon (D.L.) Menard, one of the most influenti

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will hold its monthly Legacy Series featuring The Legacy of Doris Leon (D.L.) Menard, one of the most influenti

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Festivals Acadiens et Créoles Legacy Series features D.L. Menard

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, December 16, 2022
Festivals Acadiens et Créoles will hold its monthly Legacy Series featuring The Legacy of Doris Leon (D.L.) Menard, one of the most influential musicians in contemporary Cajun music. Guest artists joining this month’s event include Reggie Matte, Terry Huval and Luke Huval.
Dr. Kristi L. Anderson is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer. She is the first person to hold the newly created position. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Dr. Kristi L. Anderson is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer. She is the first person to hold the newly created position. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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Experienced health care leader is UL Lafayette’s new chief strategy officer

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Dr. Kristi L. Anderson, an experienced health care leader, researcher and educator, is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s chief strategy officer. Anderson is the first person to hold the newly created position.

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Constitutional amendments pass

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Voters passed three constitutional amendments in Saturday’s election. Amendment 1 passed with 73% of the 428,485 votes cast in the state. The amendment requires U.S. citizenship to register and vote in Louisiana. The amendment also passed with 69% of the St.
Internal dry rot of satsuma fruits. (Photos by Raj Singh/LSU AgCenter)

Internal dry rot of satsuma fruits. (Photos by Raj Singh/LSU AgCenter)

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Bugs, late-blooming trees may affect citrus yields

Raj Singh / LSU AgCenter plant doctor
Friday, December 9, 2022
Citrus is the most popular kind of fruit grown in Louisiana. This time of year, satsumas and other types of citrus are abundant — and delicious. Several biotic and abiotic stresses affect citrus yields, however, and may dishearten home gardeners when they cannot enjoy their harvest.
The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, talks to the soul of Louisiana’s music scene with Jay Dardenne. Thomas and Dardenne will appear in the new documentary “Why Louisiana ain’t Mississippi .. or Any Place Else!” on Louisiana Public Broadcasting next week. (Image provided by Louisiana Public Broadcasting)

The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, talks to the soul of Louisiana’s music scene with Jay Dardenne. Thomas and Dardenne will appear in the new documentary “Why Louisiana ain’t Mississippi .. or Any Place Else!” on Louisiana Public Broadcasting next week. (Image provided by Louisiana Public Broadcasting)

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LPB to air two-part documentary about Louisiana history, culture

Julie O’Donoghue / Louisiana Illuminator
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
“Why Louisiana Ain’t Mississippi… Or Any Place Else!” That’s the apt name of Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s new, two-part documentary running next week that producers describe as a whirlwind tour of Louisiana’s history. Louisiana Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne inspired the program.

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U.S. Treasury awards Louisiana up to $113M to support small business growth

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
On Tuesday, the U.S Treasury announced it has approved Louisiana’s application for up to $113 million in federal support for small business owners and entrepreneurs as part of the $10 billion State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI).
Students enrolled in Carl Motsenbocker’s Principles and Practices of Olericulture course are donating their produce to the LSU Food Pantry. More than 750 pounds have been donated so far this semester, with more to be harvested. (Photo by Annabelle Lang/LSU College of Agriculture)

Students enrolled in Carl Motsenbocker’s Principles and Practices of Olericulture course are donating their produce to the LSU Food Pantry. More than 750 pounds have been donated so far this semester, with more to be harvested. (Photo by Annabelle Lang/LSU College of Agriculture)

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The high-density garden with a high impact on campus lives

Annabelle Lang / alang@agcenter.lsu.edu
Friday, December 2, 2022
LSU horticulture students are learning practices that will stay with them for a lifetime, including how to battle food insecurity in the campus community.
Fallen leaves provide shelter for many butterfly and moth species. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

Fallen leaves provide shelter for many butterfly and moth species. (Photos by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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‘Leaf’ it to mulch to make your landscape better

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, December 2, 2022
The leaves are falling all over the state now. There are several things you can do with those leaves. One great way to use those leaves to your — and your plants’ — benefit is to use leaf litter as mulch.

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Louisiana shows improvement on Fall Reading Report

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, December 2, 2022
The Louisiana Department of Education released its Fall 2022 Reading Report Thursday that shows how public school students in grades K-3 scored on a literacy screener given during the first 30 days of the current school year.
LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Belgian university signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to create a student exchange between the two institutions. UL Lafayette’s new partner: the University of Namur in central Belgium. Namur has been a twin city of Lafayette since the 1970s. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, said such exchanges “broaden our connection to the world and enhance the perspective of students and faculty members who participate in them.” “With the partn

LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Belgian university signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to create a student exchange between the two institutions. UL Lafayette’s new partner: the University of Namur in central Belgium. Namur has been a twin city of Lafayette since the 1970s. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, said such exchanges “broaden our connection to the world and enhance the perspective of students and faculty members who participate in them.” “With the partn

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UL Lafayette, University of Namur partner for student exchange

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a Belgian university signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday to create a student exchange between the two institutions. UL Lafayette’s new partner: the University of Namur in central Belgium. Namur has been a twin city of Lafayette since the 1970s.