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Spring-flowering trees add interest to landscapes

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The third Friday in January is Arbor Day in Louisiana, a day we set aside to celebrate and appreciate the role living trees play in improving our lives and our environment. Many people plant trees to celebrate the occasion. Spring-flowering trees will add so much color and beauty to our landscapes over the next few months, and now through early March is an excellent time to plant these and other types of trees in the landscape.

La. rice industry gives $1M to fund research chair in LSU AgCenter

JENNINGS — The Louisiana Rice Research Board has given $1 million to fund an academic chair dedicated for rice research in the LSU AgCenter.

The presentation was made on Jan. 9 at the annual joint meeting of the Louisiana Rice Council and the Louisiana Rice Growers Association.

The board has pledged to provide an additional $500,000 later this year for the Louisiana Rice Research Board Chair for Excellence in Rice Research with the hope of more allocations in the next few years to growing the chair over time.

PJ approves zoning request, elects officers

This week Jeff Davis Parish police jurors approved a zoning request for a convenience store in the Lacassine area and elected officers for the upcoming year. A public hearing was

Teacher strike delayed in second-largest US school district

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing teachers in Los Angeles — the nation’s second-largest school district — postponed the start of a strike until Monday because of the possibility

Veterans invited to attend funeral service

Area veterans are invited to attend the funeral of former VFW Commander Dr. Lester Armond Ancelet of Jennings. Ancelet passed away Jan. 4, 2019, at the age of 92. Ancelet

Trump threatens emergency declaration ahead of border visit

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can’t reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border

As trip South nears, Texas landowners prepare wall fight

HIDALGO, Texas (AP) — As President Donald Trump travels to the border in Texas to make the case for his $5.7 billion wall , landowner Eloisa Cavazos says she knows

Brexit sparks showdown between UK Parliament and government

LONDON (AP) — As Brexit enters its endgame, the big divide is not between the U.K. and the European Union, but between Britain’s government and its Parliament. Since Britain and

Pompeo repudiates Obama Mideast policy, takes aim at Iran

CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration’s Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the former president of “misguided” and “wishful” thinking

US apparel firm cuts off Chinese factory in internment camp

(AP) - A U.S. supplier of T-shirts and other team apparel to college bookstores cut its ties Wednesday with a Chinese company that drew workers from an internment camp holding