July 2020

Termite ‘police’ help manage colonies

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BATON ROUGE — Many insects, such as ants, bees, wasps and termites, live in cooperative groups with one or a few reproductives and many workers. And reproductive conflicts are common in these insect societies, said Qian “Karen” Sun, an assistant professor in the LSU AgCenter Department of Entomology.

AgCenter debuts online sales platform for local produce, other goods

BATON ROUGE— The COVID-19 pandemic left many producers and consumers without a marketplace to sell fresh produce and other local goods. The solution for many was to create an online marketplace or a virtual store; however, this is often costly and time intensive.

Beginning farmer training program begins Oct. 1

BATON ROUGE — The LSU AgCenter, in collaboration with the Acadiana Food Alliance, Market Umbrella and Sprout-Nola, will kick off a free training program for new and beginning Louisiana farmers in October in Baton Rouge.

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor,

Don’t confuse fruit with filth

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I hate the term “bad apples,” at least in the way we mostly use it.

The strange case of Justice Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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I’m a sucker for horror movies, but not the new ones filled with blood, gore and articulate zombies. My tastes trend toward the classics, and my favorite is the original “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

AUGUST 15 ELECTION REGISTRATION DEADLINE NEARS

An election is being held Aug. 15 for a parishwide law enforcement district proposition that would renew a tax here.

NFL PLAYERS BANNED FROM EXCHANGING JERSEYS AFTER GAMES

(AP) - NFL teams will be prohibited from postgame interactions within 6 feet of each other, which means players won’t be allowed to exchange jerseys after games as part of the guidelines to help limit the spread of the coronavirus.

Legislators: Fully open schools

A group of legislators is petitioning the state department of education to reopen schools to a normal schedule, including extra curricular sports.

PJ receives clean audit

The Jeff Davis Police jury received a clean audit with no findings of noncompliance in their financial records.