For the first time ever, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is holding a recreational alligator hunting season, and the lottery for tags opened this morning. LDWF Secretary Tyler Bosworth says the state is able to open up the harvesting of alligators to recreational hunters thanks to an act of legislature in this year’s session, because the state is being overrun with alligators.
Read MoreLouisiana State Rep. Brett Geymann (R-Lake Charles) says the residents of a Moss Bluff community identified as the site for a proposed 4,700-acre solar farm don’t want to see the development in their neighborhood, and that he is opposing the site from the state level.
The industrial solar farm proposed by California-based Orion Renewable Energy Group would include up to 2.5 million solar panels in a space that would be kept 300 feet from residential property lines, with a greenspace buffer that includes trees and shrubs.
Read MoreYou’ve likely heard the term “flash drought” being thrown around over the last week. We saw this in 2023, but that was a special case, and we were already seeing extreme to exceptional drought by late August. In this case, we range from abnormally dry to moderate drought, but 100 degree days, and little forecasted rain means we will likely see a quick surge upward in drought intensity and coverage.
Read MoreExcessively high temperatures and a general lack of widespread rain have much of Louisiana staring at drought once again, with the CPC noting a good chance that drought will expand across most/all of the Pelican State rather quickly in the upcoming weeks.
"Rapid Onset Drought", sometimes referred to as "flash drought", will be an issue as Louisiana heads into the next couple of weeks.
Read MoreSugarcane farmers from across the country gathered in Colorado for the American Sugar Alliance’s 41st Annual International Sweetener Symposium to address pressing industry challenges.
Growers focused on the combined impacts of recent drought, invasive pests and foreign trade pressures affecting domestic production.
Read MoreThe Southern University Ag Center and the College of Agricultural, Human and Environmental Sciences(CAHES) will host the 5th Annual Vino on the Bluff Wine Tasting Fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2026 at the Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center, 8320 G. Leon Netterville Dr., on the Southern University campus.
Read MoreEarlier in 2026, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved rules to establish a recreational alligator hunting season. And soon, you'll be able to apply for tags via a lottery system.
Read MoreGrand Isle is set to take center stage on the national television screen later this month. The 2026 Hurricane Hole Louisiana Open, presented by Visit Jefferson Parish, is bringing national broadcast coverage to Grand Isle for the first time in its history. ESPN+ will broadcast the four-day offshore fishing tournament live from August 28–30, culminating in a nationally televised recap show airing on ESPN2 over Labor Day Weekend.
Read MoreU.S. sugar producers and policymakers are pressing for changes to what they say is an outdated tariff structure that is contributing to record-high sugar stocks.
Read MoreThe Trump administration has delayed 50 per cent tariffs on a range of exports from Canada to the U.S. for at least three days.
Read MoreThere is a growing need for agricultural workers across the country, but industry leaders say few U.S. applicants are filling those jobs.
Read MoreWhen Wayne Miller, assistant chief of the Pecan Island Volunteer Fire Department, spotted survey crews taking soil samples in the area Aug. 10, he suspected they might be testing the strength of the marshland to determine the best spot to build an aerospace facility. And finally, he had somewhere beyond the front porch to take his concerns — StopSpaceX.
Read MoreFrom the Arkansas line, in all directions down through much of Louisiana, dipping even into Cajun country, you see trees. Everywhere. The depth and breadth of our pine and hardwood stands and forests are almost indiscernible. Since serious management became a thing in the 1940s and reforestation took hold, professionals have managed these lands for timber, wildlife, fire prevention, and the Divinely created cycle of carbon working through these trees to produce the very oxygen we breathe.
Read MoreWhile Congress is in recess, work on a new Farm Bill continues, with lawmakers hearing directly from farmers and ranchers about the need for certainty in the agricultural economy.
Read MoreAs harvest season approaches for farmers across the country, the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is reminding agricultural workers to make safety a priority. The organization is hosting its sixth annual Harvest Safety Week August 18-22, providing resources focused on some of the biggest safety challenges facing workers in agriculture.
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