By Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist Both nature and gardening are full of surprises. Have you ever seen a flowering shrub that has two completely different flower colors on the same plant? Or have you noticed that a portion of your plants’ variegated leaves are now solid green or a different shape all together? Strange changes in plants can be rationally explained if we dig a little deeper. Some of these surprises stem from the way plants were bred and produced. Plant breeding has been pr
UL Lafayette faculty and staff members, students, and public officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate its recent designation as an R1 university, and talk about its significance. (Photo by Rachel Rafati / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
Vincent Simmons greets family, friends, supporters and a CBS national news crew as he leaves Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Monday night. Simmons had served 44 years of a 100-year sentence after being convicted of two counts of attempted aggravated rape in 1977. In the hearing Monday, Judge Billy Bennett ordered a new trial, citing violations of Simmons’ constitutional rights in the original trial. District Attorney Charles Riddle said he will not prosecute Simmons, thus resulting in him being free
This map shows what would be the new boundaries of the state’s six congressional districts as approved by the Legislature Friday. Courtesy of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Bird eats fruit from an Arrowwood viburnum tree.