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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries map showing three locations of chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Deer in St. Landry Parish pen test positive for CWD

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, February 7, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) is alerting the public of three additional chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). The recent detections in Concordia, St.
Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo bu Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Seafood testing campaign raises awareness of foreign shrimp use

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
A new round of genetic seafood testing conducted for a state advisory panel detected foreign shrimp that was falsely presented as domestic in a small percentage of the restaurants sampled in New Orleans, despite a new state law that forbids the practice.
An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

An illustration shows how runoff from river basins leads to hypoxic “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration video capture)

Reaching Gulf dead zone reduction goals will cost $7B, study finds

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
New research on the cost of reducing the Gulf of Mexico’s dead zone places a $7 billion dollar annual price tag on reaching the Environmental Protection Agency’s goals.
Workers install solar panels on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Solar for All, a federally funded program to provide rooftop and community solar to low-income residents, is on hold after President Donald Trump declared a freeze on funding climate-related projects and other spending. (Photo courtesy of NIST)

Workers install solar panels on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Solar for All, a federally funded program to provide rooftop and community solar to low-income residents, is on hold after President Donald Trump declared a freeze on funding climate-related projects and other spending. (Photo courtesy of NIST)

Trump’s funding pause clouds future of Solar For All Program

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s $7 billion Solar For All Program faces an uncertain fate following last week’s rollout of executive orders from President Donald Trump putting a freeze on federal financial assistance.
Garden shows will be held around the state during the next few months to prepare gardeners for the spring. (LSU AgCenter File Photo.)

Garden shows will be held around the state during the next few months to prepare gardeners for the spring. (LSU AgCenter File Photo.)

AgCenter announces spring garden show schedule

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Friday, January 31, 2025
By Anthony Bailey anthonybailey@agcenter.lsu.edu BATON ROUGE — As spring approaches in Louisiana, local gardeners are starting to prepare to plant their gardens. To get ready for the season, the AgCenter has announced garden shows happening throughout Louisiana, starting in February.
LSU AgCenter fruit and nut specialist Michael Polozola prepares to take a cutting from a fig tree. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

LSU AgCenter fruit and nut specialist Michael Polozola prepares to take a cutting from a fig tree. (Photos by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter)

With easy propagation process, figs can be passed down like family heirlooms

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Figs are one of the most common fruit trees you’ll find growing in Louisiana backyards. And for many of these fig trees, there’s a name and face and a personal backstory behind them. That’s because figs are a popular passalong plant.
Gov. Jeff Landry addresses reporters Wednesday on extra security precautions in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Robert Hodges, left, took part in the news conference with the governor at the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Gov. Jeff Landry addresses reporters Wednesday on extra security precautions in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX. Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Robert Hodges, left, took part in the news conference with the governor at the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)

Bourbon Street area is an ‘enhanced security zone’

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Heightened security restrictions will be in effect for the busiest section of the French Quarter starting next Wednesday through at least the day after Super Bowl LIX is played, Gov. Jeff Landry announced Wednesday. The additional safety measures follow a Jan.

State income tax filing begins

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 31, 2025
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Revenue began accepting 2024 state individual income tax returns on Jan. 29. Taxpayers can begin filing their state income tax returns electronically through LDR’s Louisiana Taxpayer Access Point (LaTAP) account management portal at www.revenue.louisiana.

Small business loans available after snowstorm

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 31, 2025
The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOSHEP) is offering loan assistance through its Small Business Loan Program to small businesses impacted by the recent snowstorm.