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Photo courtesy of Entergy
Entergy has purchased power from this solar facility in West Baton Rouge Parish.

Should farmland be used as solar panel sites?

BATON ROUGE--The House Agriculture Committee advanced a resolution to create a task force to study the impact of using farmland for solar energy developments.
House Concurrent Resolution 45, written by Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, stated that the Louisiana Solar Siting Task Force would “study the impact of, and alternatives to, locating solar energy developments on farmland.”

LDWF Agents Seeking Information about Black Bear Shooting in Ruston

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents are looking for information about a Louisiana Black Bear that was found with a fatal gunshot wound in Lincoln Parish on May 12.
LDWF agents and biologists responded to a report of a dead black bear off of Millie Road in Ruston. Agents and biologists found the deceased bear on the night of May 12 and it suffered from a gunshot wound.

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Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Representatives of UL Lafayette, its Center for Louisiana Studies and contributors to the recent renovation of the Roy House attended a Thursday ribbon-cutting ceremony. Shown, from left, are: Dr. Vaughan Baker, former department head; Scott Hebert, director of Facility Management; Scott Chappuis, Architects Beazley Moliere; Robert "Popie" Billeaud, J.B. Mouton Builders; Dr. Joshua Caffery, center director; Rita Durio, Rita Durio and Associates; Dr. Jordan Kellman, College of Liberal Arts dean; Dr. Joseph Savoie, University president; and John Blohm, vice president for Advancement and chief operating officer of the UL Lafayette Foundation.

UL Lafayette’s Center for Louisiana Studies flings open doors to Roy House

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center for Louisiana Studies flung open the doors to its new home – the J. Arthur Roy House – during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday.
The recently renovated Roy House is the only campus building listed on the National Register of Historic Places; it’s now a hub for scholarly investigation of Louisiana’s people and history. The Center for Louisiana Studies attracts academics and scholars from across the world.

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Photo by Doug Dugas / University of Louisiana at Lafayette
International business publication CEO Magazine rates UL Lafayette’s MBA program among the best in the world as part of its 2023 Global MBA Rankings and Online MBA Rankings.

UL Lafayette’s online, traditional MBA programs earn global recognition

LAFAYETTE — International business publication CEO Magazine rates the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s MBA program among the best in the world as part of its 2023 Global MBA Rankings and Online MBA Rankings.
The digital publication, which is based in London, contacted business schools across North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Russia, India and China for its 2023 rankings. The rankings reflect data from 121 schools in 24 countries that collectively offer a total of 239 MBA programs.

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Photo by Raj Singh/LSU AgCenter
Take-all patch can cause large, irregularly shaped areas of turf to die and patches of bare ground to appear.

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Photo by Raj Singh/LSU AgCenter
The root systems of healthy turf on the left and damage from take-all patch disease in the turf on the right.

Root rot disease creeping up in Louisiana lawns

BATON ROUGE — LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh says homeowners around the state are beginning to see an increase in take-all patch, also known as take-all root rot.
The disease is caused by the soilborne fungus Gaeumannomyces graminis var. graminis (Ggg). The fungus is frequently found in association with turfgrass roots without causing significant disease.
“Take-all patch disease can be quite destructive,” Singh said. “The aboveground symptoms appear after the root system has already been severely compromised.”

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