LFA News

Legislature delays primary election, ends session

Rep. Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, addresses the House Chamber Wednesday morning. BATON ROUGE — The state Legislature ended the special session Wednesday by voting to delay the statewide primary election next year for one month while the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of the state’s two so-called majority-minority congressional districts. The final vote came in the state House, where lawmakers cleared the election delay in a 73 to 29 vote, which broke a

Gulf South Pawpaw Symposium set Nov. 29

The Gulf South Pawpaw Symposium will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at the Docville Farm in Violet, Louisiana. The symposium aims to bring together farmers, backyard gardeners and entrepreneurs from across the United States to learn about the Pawpaw. The keynote speaker is Adam D'Angelo, the co-founder of Project Pawpaw , a crowd-funded nonprofit that is focused on Breeding, Research and Market development. Retired LSU Ag Center agent Charlie Overstreet wil

General session speakers online for members

Louisiana Forestry Association members can view the three speakers from the 78th annual convention held in August at the Gold Nugget Hotel & Casino Resort in Lake Charles. Videos of each ot the three speakers have been uploaded to the LFA website and if you're an LFA member, you can access them. Email Jeff Zeringue at jzeringue@laforestry.com for more information.

Burn bans in 15 Louisiana parishes

Dedpite weekend rains, 15 parishes in Louisiana have established burn bans. According to the U.S. Drought Montior, an online service from the Natioanl Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, muche of the state is considered from abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions, as of Thursday, Oct. 16. Burn ban parishes generally run along the state's western border and into the central part of the state. As of Monday, Oct. 20, parishes that have issued burn bans included: Acadi