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Participants listen to a presentation during a recent heirs’ property training event in Ville Platte. Photo provided by the Southern University Ag Center.

Fighting blight: LSU AgCenter helps rural heirs deal with rundown property

Fri, 05/15/2026 - 6:00am

When Leah Carter visits rural towns across Louisiana in her role as the LSU AgCenter’s community and economic development specialist, she makes it a point to ask residents what issues they believe

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Dog owners should learn the patterns that are clues to anxiety in their pet and how to take steps to alleviate its fear.

Pet Talk: Helping your dog cope with fear, anxiety

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 6:00am

Many dogs experience moments of fear or anxiety, whether it’s during a thunderstorm, a visit from a stranger or an unexpected encounter with another dog.

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Dear Abby: Young teen's stepdad is putting her on a dangerous path

Wed, 05/13/2026 - 6:00am

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have recently found out that our 14-year-old granddaughter, a freshman in high school, is being encouraged to drink, or more accurately, “chug,” beer out of cans with he

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Ezgi Özcan, left, a nutritional microbiome researcher with the LSU AgCenter, reviews images of a cross section of a mouse intestine, with students Shubhi Mishra, center, and Isabella Morrow.