This summer the Southern University Ag Center will host a Hip Hop to Gen Z Camp, focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for 6th – 12th grade students. The camp will be held June 3-14, from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. in Hayden Hall on the Southern University campus. READ MORE ..read more

By Jae Malbrough KATC-TV 3 Cleveland Bay is the oldest established breed of English Horses. Sandra Marx, a horsemanship teacher at Cove Equestrian Center, owns Melvin, 1 of only 200 Cleveland Bays in North America. Marx says Melvin was a gift to her from her friend Laura. “Laura was looking for a good forever home for him, and I needed good school horses," Marx said. "I got on him, rode him for the first time and took him home.” READ AND WATCH MORE ..read more

More than 5,000 people filled the streets of downtown Wisner for the Fourth Annual South Franklin Catfish Festival. “It was a great day,” Chairman Elliot Britt said. “I think it was the best festival we’ve had so far. We were worried about potential bad weather all week, but Saturday could not have been better. A huge thank you to the best committee anyone could ask for. Countless hours and planning goes into this event and we couldn’t do it without the support of a large group of volunteers. It really makes you feel good about our small town.” READ MORE ..read more

By Joe Curtis The Franklin Sun The 66th annual Deep South PRCA Rodeo will be held May 16 through May 18 starting at 8 p.m. nightly in Winnsboro. The kid’s rodeo will be May 11 at 2 p.m. and the annual rodeo parade will be May 18 at 3 p.m. Both weekends are full of “family, friendly entertainment” with everyone invited to attend, according to Buckshot Sims, rodeo director. READ MORE ..read more

By Janet Loehrke Shreveport Times For the first time since 1803, more than 1 trillion cicadas from two major broods will emerge from underground dormancy in mid-May and collectively create a loud, high-pitched buzz that will assault your ears for weeks.  The rare overlap in emergence – when cicadas arise from underground – is caused by two specific sets of cicadas. The largest, known as Brood XIX, appears every 13 years. Brood XIII emerges every 17 years.  READ MORE ..read more

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is reminding the public and seafood distributors that importing and possessing live red swamp crayfish also known as crawfish or Louisiana crawfish, is prohibited by law in Illinois. The crustaceans are a popular choice for live crawfish boils. READ MORE ..read more

By Bristol K94.5 FM Picture this: while folks in the Big Easy are chillin' without a care in the world, sippin' their daiquiris, and enjoying the jazz, up in northwest Louisiana, it's gonna be a whole different story. Get for the invasion of the Cicadas! Caddo Parish is about to be swarmed by these buzzing critters like it's going out of style. So, if you're planning a picnic or an outdoor shindig, you might wanna think twice unless you're cool with sharing your space with a few thousand extra guests. It's like the cicadas decided to throw their own party, and Caddo Parish is the VIP sect ..read more

The invasive Apple Snail was recently found in a live crawfish shipment coming from Louisiana to Arkansas. Experts say while there may not be an immediate concern for rice farmers currently, land owners and crawfish enthusiasts alike should be aware of the snails and alert Arkansas Game and Fish if they spot any of the invasive species. READ MORE ..read more

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By Dave Foster Cattle Producers of Louisiana The last week in April three of your Executive Committee members, Mike Kovac, Dave Sanson and myself, made a trip to West Texas. We visited a Red Angus Ranch in Whitesboro, TX and the Bradley 3 Ranch near Childress, TX. Both ranches gave us contact information as well as insight into different operations and how they manage their cattle operations. James Henderson, one of the 3 in B3R, shared his wisdom of his cattle operation and 18 years of running their processing plant. READ MORE ..read more