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
Friday, January 31, 2025
State
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
From The LSU AgCenter
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.
Friday, January 31, 2025
State income tax filing begins
Harlan Kirgan
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.
Friday, January 31, 2025
Small business loans available after snowstorm
Harlan Kirgan
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.
Friday, January 31, 2025
La. 4th graders lead the nation in reading growth, now ranked 16th in U.S.
Harlan Kirgan
BATON ROUGE — Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released today as part of The Nation’s Report Card.
Friday, January 31, 2025
Sen. Cassidy, RFK Jr. clash on vaccines
jJennifer Shutt / Louisiana Illuminator
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety, both past and present, appeared likely to lead at least a few Senate Republicans to vote against his nomination following a second confirmation hearing Thursday.
Louisiana Sen.
Friday, January 31, 2025
When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.
Arbor Day is upon us. Plant a tree and make a difference.
From The LSU AgCenter
If you’ve ever looked up the date for Arbor Day, you may have run into some conflicting information. Nationally, this holiday celebrating the importance of trees is observed on the last Friday of April. But in Louisiana, we have our own Arbor Day: the third Friday of January, which this year is Jan.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter
Be patient when it comes to dealing with freeze-damaged plants
Olivia McClure / omcclure@agcenter.lsu.edu
The snow has come and gone — and so has the excitement that came with such a meteorological rarity in Louisiana. Now, some gardeners are looking outside at a far less enjoyable sight: plants that turned gray, brown and perhaps even mushy in this week’s frigid temperatures.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Wednesday DOTD road updates
Harlan Kirgan
Update on latest state highway closures across Louisiana
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 6:15 PM
Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is providing an update on the latest weather-related closures on state routes throughout Louisiana.
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
DOTD announces extension of Interstate 10 closure to Louisiana/Texas state line
Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 12:35 AM
Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that due to deteriorating road conditions as a result of Winter Storm Enzo, Interstate 10 in the east and westbound direction is now closed to motorists, from the...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025