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LSU AgCenter/Olivia McClure
Participants in a Friday hardscape workshop at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station look at equipment that can be used to compact base layers for hardscapes.

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Scott Anderson, operations manager with Natural Paving USA, demonstrates how to use a rubber mallet to install stone pavers in a walkway.

Landscapers learn ways to build skills

There’s a lot more to building a garden walkway or a patio than simply clearing an area and throwing down some gravel and pavers.

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The Review/John K. Flores
Hunters will get a chance to hunt black-bellied whistling ducks during a special October season.

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Black-bellied whistling ducks in flight over the marsh in Southwest Louisiana.

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Black-bellied whistling ducks fill the sky around this grain elevator in Westwego.

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BBWD populations have increased dramatically over the past two decades, where a special season has been set this year.

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The black-bellied whistling ducks range has expanded over the past two decades.

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Black-bellied whistling duck nest box data were key in establishing the inaugural 2026 season.

John K. Flores: LDWF approves 2026 black-bellied whistling duck season

“It’s sort of a long time coming,” said Jason Olszack, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Waterfowl Program Manager, while discussing the upcoming special season for black-bellied whist

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The St. Joseph Altar at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson.

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The Rev. Herbert Bennerfield III speaks with children who took part in Thursday's St. Joseph Altar observance.

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Dr. Rand Dooley serves children at Thursday's St. Joseph Altar event in Patterson.

St. Joseph's St. Joseph Altar

St. Joseph Catholic Church in Patterson is among the local churches observing an old Sicilian tradition: the St. Joseph Altar on the saint's feast day.

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