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Assorted microgreens grow in trays. Photo by Kaylee Deynzer/ LSU AgCenter

Assorted microgreens grow in trays. Photo by Kaylee Deynzer/ LSU AgCenter

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Microgreens provide homegrown nutrition without the garden

Kyle Peveto / kpeveto@agcenter.lsu.edu
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Tiny edible vegetables known as microgreens have been rising in popularity with Americans searching for ways to add nutrition to home-cooked dishes. As many found themselves seeking do-it-yourself projects during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, microgreens became a favorite miniature gardening project.
A mallard hen escorts her nine ducklings across a pond. The picture was taken by a drone as part of a project using drones outfitted with thermal imaging cameras to survey duck broods in Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota. Once ducks were identified via thermal imaging, the drone would be lowered to take a color photograph to help identify the species. (Photo by Jacob Bushaw/LSU AgCenter)

A mallard hen escorts her nine ducklings across a pond. The picture was taken by a drone as part of a project using drones outfitted with thermal imaging cameras to survey duck broods in Manitoba, Canada, and Minnesota. Once ducks were identified via thermal imaging, the drone would be lowered to take a color photograph to help identify the species. (Photo by Jacob Bushaw/LSU AgCenter)

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Drones useful for surveying duck broods

Craig Gautreaux / cgautreaux@agcenter.lsu.edu
Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Researchers with the LSU AgCenter School of Renewable Natural Resources have found using drones equipped with thermal cameras is more effective and efficient in detecting duck broods than the traditional method of using ground surveys when observing nesting areas.

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Unemployment rate trends downward

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 20, 2021
Preliminary data for July released Friday by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) shows Louisiana added 12,700 seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs from June. The July estimate of 1,849,200 also shows a gain of 58,200 jobs from July 2020 as the state continues to rebound from the impact of Covid-19.
Pink muhly grass. (LSU AgCenter file photo by Allen Owings)

Pink muhly grass. (LSU AgCenter file photo by Allen Owings)

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Muhly grass adds class, texture to landscapes

Heather Kirk-Ballard / LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, August 20, 2021
Ornamental grasses are some of the best plant selections for an ornamental focus for the landscape, but they are often underutilized. In addition to being an excellent choice for their aesthetic appeal, ornamental grasses are great for wildlife, especially birds.

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‘You don’t go in Mr. Fuller’s yard’

Rachel Mipro / LSU Manship School News Service
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
During the 1950s in northeast Louisiana, future Klansman Robert Fuller was a familiar face to law enforcement. He lived on the outskirts of Monroe. Local police considered Fuller a thug, and the FBI opened a file on him because of his involvement in prostitution.

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Retired teacher wins $1M vaccine shot grand prize

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, August 13, 2021
Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Health announced the $1 million grand prize cash winner and the last five $100,000 scholarship winners of the Shot At A Million COVID-19 campaign.
If the plants are showing signs of black spot or mildew, be sure to rinse your pruners in 10% bleach solution then in water before moving onto healthy shrubs to prevent the spreading of any disease. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

If the plants are showing signs of black spot or mildew, be sure to rinse your pruners in 10% bleach solution then in water before moving onto healthy shrubs to prevent the spreading of any disease. (Photo by Heather Kirk-Ballard/LSU AgCenter)

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What to do in the garden in August

Heather Kirk-Ballard LSU AgCenter horticulturist
Friday, August 13, 2021
The heat is turned up and the rain is unrelenting. What can you do this month in the garden? As we look forward to cooler fall weather there are things to do to prepare for the fall and still time to tackle summertime gardening tasks.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Summer 2021 graduates received their diplomas Friday during ceremonies at the Cajundome, capping a historic 2020-2021 academic year during which 3,592 students earned degrees. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Summer 2021 graduates received their diplomas Friday during ceremonies at the Cajundome, capping a historic 2020-2021 academic year during which 3,592 students earned degrees. (Photo credit: Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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UL Lafayette Summer Commencement signals end to historic academic year

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
LAFAYETTE — The University of Louisiana at Lafayette conferred 332 degrees during its Summer 2021 Commencement on Aug. 6 at the Cajundome, signaling the end of a historic academic year.

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Academic recovery, acceleration program announced

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) announced the launch of “Louisiana Comeback,” a coordinated campaign to recover and accelerate learning lost due to the previous year’s challenges.
A scene from the UL Lafayette campus. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

A scene from the UL Lafayette campus. (Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)

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UL Lafayette uses federal COVID-19 funds to erase student debt

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has erased $2.7 million in student debt. UL Lafayette utilized allocations from the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, part of the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March. It provided $39.