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Assessing tree damage after an extended drought

Excessive drought conditions in Louisiana are quickly becoming a natural disaster that will have effects on gardens, landscape plants and natural areas all across the state for some time.

Beloved newspaperman Henri Clay Bienvenu dies at 82

Henri Clay Bienvenu was born in 1941, but his story really begins over half a century earlier, around 1886, with a 12-year-old kid tacking obituary notices to telegraph poles in St.

Fall gardening in Louisiana

Temperatures are becoming cooler as we progress into the fall season, and this provides much-needed respite from the heat for us and our plants. Fall is a great time to get out into the garden.

Foreign seafood invades state market

What if every imported seafood product for sale in Louisiana had a red sticker with the word “Imported” affixed to the front of its packaging?

Who is Mike Johnson?

Before a relatively short time in elected office, new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana was a constitutional lawyer deeply involved in religious causes.

A guide to collecting and conserving native wildflower seeds

The native wildflowers are just gorgeous right now. If you haven’t noticed all the beautiful yellow, purple and white flowers along the roadsides, in ditches and in natural areas, you are sure to notice them soon.

Landry charts different course

It’s going to be different.
That’s a point Jeff Landry emphasized over and over again Wednesday as he announced the first set of major decisions he made in preparation for taking over as Louisiana governor.