Vickie Weeks joined 4-H when she was nine years old and has since been involved in the organization for six decades. Weeks was one of 12 honorees inducted into the Louisiana 4-H Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Aug. 10 at the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center.
Read MoreIt all started for Mandeville graduate Addison Antwiler about eight years ago.
She was just 10, but the young markswoman was about to discover a skill that would change her life.
Read MoreReagan Fraze has spent much of the summer tooling around the Grant Walker 4-H Educational Center in a golf cart, crisscrossing the grounds to attend to the many needs that pop up when hundreds of fourth through sixth graders are in town for Camp Grant Walker.
Read MoreUnion Parish 4-H’ers had the opportunity to compete for best in state in more than 40 events ranging from plant identification, photography and fishing sports to speechmaking and fashion design. During 4-H U, participants were introduced to aspects of life that college students experience on an everyday basis. 4-H’ers had the opportunity to tour a working dairy, a biomedical center and athletic facilities.
Read MoreThe Louisiana 4-H Shooting Sports Team are once again reigning national champions after defeating competitors from across the United States.
The team has placed first in four out of the past five national competitions, including 2019, 2021 and 2023, with a second-place finish in 2022 and the 2020 event being canceled due to COVID restrictions.
Read MoreThe Cajun Cuties, 4-H cooking challenge team from Winfield took home first prize in last weeks 4-H Food Pantry Challenge at the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show.
The team consisting of Emily Nevils, Emily Higginbotham, Elizabeth Page and Isabella Schilling from Winnfield Senior High School 4-H Club, Winnfield, La., were challenged by 4-H cooks from Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee, then evaluated by a panel of food industry judges considering 4-Hers knowledge and skills related to preparing nutritious foods.
Read MoreMore than 150 children put their knowledge of gun safety to the test at the southern regional Civilian Marksmanship Program shooting sports event Thursday afternoon.
The event, hosted by Louisiana 4-H Club, brought in sharp shooters from nearly 30 parishes in the southern region of the state.
Read MoreLouisiana 4-H recently hosted 22 teams from 10 parishes at the LSU Natatorium for the SeaPerch regional competition, a showcase for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, programs.
SeaPerch challenges youth to build and engineer a submersible, remotely operated vehicle to complete a series of underwater challenges. More than 100 competed in this second year Louisiana 4-H has put on the event.
Read MoreJon Carr has been named executive director of the Louisiana 4-H Foundation.
Previously serving as director of development for the LSU Foundation as a fundraiser for the College of Engineering.
Read MoreThe LSU AgCenter is partnering with USDA to offer the ASPIRE [Agricultural Sciences Professional Internships in Research and Extension] Program during the summer of 2024. Undergraduate students (from any college or educational institution, including LSU) are encouraged to apply for various 10- week paid summer internships. There are internships focused in animal science, horticulture, 4-H, nutrition, entomology and aquaculture.
Read MoreLots of excitement is in Lake Charles as the Southwest District Livestock Show and Rodeo returns to Burton Complex.
The rodeo starts Thursday evening, but livestock shows are underway today.
We caught up with some who are showing their animals, and they say it’s a lot of work, but the relationships they build and the friendships they make are the best part.
Read MoreThe Louisiana 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees is welcoming two new members — a longtime 4-H volunteer from Tensas Parish and the CEO of one of the state’s largest agricultural equipment companies.
Kristen VandeVen, a technology consultant from Newellton originally from Ferriday, joined the board in October, and Rob Richter, the president and CEO of Sunshine Quality Solutions Inc. from Baton Rouge, will join in January.
Read MoreThe Louisiana 4-H Foundation Board of Trustees is welcoming two new members — a longtime 4-H volunteer from Tensas Parish and the CEO of one of the state’s largest agricultural equipment companies.
Read MoreYouth from 13 parishes across southwest Louisiana came together in the spirit of discovery, unity and a little friendly competition at the 2023 Southwest Region 4-H Challenge Camp.
Read MoreA new internship program aims to help high school 4-H or FFA members gain knowledge, experience and career training in the agricultural industry.
The Sunshine 4-H and FFA Leadership and Career Development Academy is a collaboration between Sunshine Quality Solutions, the John Deere Dealer in Louisiana, Louisiana's 4-H and FFA Programs.
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