After layoffs and budget cuts, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is weighing selling off some of its property to extinguish what remains of a $50 million budget shortfall.
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Along Louisiana’s coast, the menhaden industry has quietly powered local economies for generations – providing industrial jobs, rebuilding communities after disasters, and allowing families to stay rooted in rural coastal parishes. The small, silvery fish harvested in the Gulf are processed into high-protein fish meal and nutrient-rich oil used in aquaculture, pet food, agriculture, and other essential products. In Plaquemines Parish, that work supports families, schools, and small businesses.
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The chief ag negotiator with United States Trade Representative says the administration is working to ensure a fair and balanced relationship with China.
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Crawfish season has everyone getting their hands dirty, including advanced medical robots.
Dr. Justin Rudd, a General Surgeon at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, wanted to see whether their da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system (dV5) was as precise as they thought.
In true Louisiana fashion, he and his crew put it to the test by using it to peel a crawfish.
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Leading agricultural lenders and cooperatives in Arkansas are warning that low crop prices may push farmers to plant roughly thirty percent less rice this year, and that could do permanent damage to the state's rice industry.
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The LSU AgCenter’s annual educational event, AgMagic, is returning to Baton Rouge and the Greater New Orleans area this spring. The interactive program teaches visitors about Louisiana agriculture with hands-on exhibits and activities
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Rice farming is changing. To ensure that growers’ experiences and priorities are understood, researchers from the Louisiana State University (LSU) are talking with farmers across the southern U.S. rice-growing region to ensure grower perspectives guide future support for rice production.
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New this year, in addition to full program benefits growers can evidence regenerative farming practices through the Field Partner Program, expanding opportunities for those demonstrating responsible production with measurable data.
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Most TikTok videos look polished once they hit your screen, but Macy Rushing says her setup on the farm is far from fancy.
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A rash of earthquakes in and near Red River Parish over the past 24 months, with the strongest inland LA earthquake on record occurring this morning.
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The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) has announced the conviction of Timothy L. Caudle for causing a wildfire on September 9, 2025, along Cherry Winche Road in Allen Parish.
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Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the state’s crawfish industry is dealing with a significant labor shortage. Strain told state lawmakers that crawfish processing plants do not have enough workers to peel and package crawfish, because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers.
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The continuing partisan divisions within the House Agriculture Committee flared again as lawmakers worked through a full day of marking up the latest attempt by Congress to pass a farm bill.
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Corn planting is underway across Concordia Parish, where farmers have been quick to roll into the fields as a stretch of mild, steady weather opens the door for an early start. Planters are already moving across fields that have dried just enough to give this year’s crop a solid beginning.
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An unusual earthquake early Thursday, March 5 in northwestern Louisiana awoke people from their sleep, shook furniture, rattled pipes and raised eyebrows due to its strength.
The U.S. Geological Survey previously reported that the magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck about 5:30 a.m. March 5 with its epicenter just north of Coushatta, about 50 miles from Shreveport. Later, the earthquake was upgraded to a magnitude 4.9.
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