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Pomegranates produce hundreds of seeds encased in an edible membrane that produces a delicious juice. (LSU AgCenter file photo)

Pomegranates produce hundreds of seeds encased in an edible membrane that produces a delicious juice. (LSU AgCenter file photo)

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Black-eyed peas and cabbage are not the only foods that bring luck

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 19, 2022
Pomegranates are unique fruits whose origins have been traced to Persia. Native to Iran through northern India, they are grown around the world today. The fruit is considered sacred and is believed to provide abundance, fertility and even luck.

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UL Lafayette among top 100 public research universities in U.S.

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 19, 2022
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has taken its place among the nation’s top 100 public research universities. Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, made the announcement Wednesday during the annual State of the University address.
UL Lafayette’s College of Engineering will expand its footprint on campus with construction of a 70,000-square-foot academic building that will be situated near its other two buildings – Madison and Rougeou halls. (Submitted rendering)

UL Lafayette’s College of Engineering will expand its footprint on campus with construction of a 70,000-square-foot academic building that will be situated near its other two buildings – Madison and Rougeou halls. (Submitted rendering)

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UL Lafayette College of Engineering to get new building

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 19, 2022
State funding paves way for new College of Engineering building at UL Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is laying the groundwork for construction of a 70,000-square-foot building for its College of Engineering that will provide for enhanced instruction, and improved research and...

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Tri-Parish LSU grads listed

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
LSU awarded 919 degrees during the university’s summer commencement exercise on Friday, Aug. 12, and set new records for the most degrees awarded to African American and Hispanic students.
Muscadines ripening on the vine. (Photo by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

Muscadines ripening on the vine. (Photo by Kiki Fontenot/LSU AgCenter)

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‘Grape’ expectations: It’s muscadine time in Louisiana

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, August 5, 2022
Grapes are one of the oldest and most extensively cultivated food crops in the world. The earliest archaeological evidence of the domesticated grape comes from an area between the Black Sea and Iran.

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DOTD to install new signs along Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Beginning Friday, motorists will notice additional signs placed along the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. These signs are part of a three-phase process, in response to Senate Bill 435 / ACT 426 that established the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge as a highway safety corridor.

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Tri-Parish jobless rates down from a year ago

Rebecca Chaisson
Monday, August 1, 2022
Tri-Parish unemployment rates in June were down from a year ago and the workforce increased by 600 people, according to statistics released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The workforce for St. Landry, Acadia and Evangeline parishes in June totaled 69,759 — a 0.