One Friday in April, Mr. Mark Earl, Louisiana State Apiarist, called AHA about a possible case of American Foulbrood (AFB), a bacterial disease.
VICKSBURG, Miss. - The U.S.
A BUMPER CROP OF SATSUMAS
Rachel Dufour of Plaucheville picks a basket of satsumas in late November. The tasty citrus is hardy enough to withstand the periodic cold snaps of this area. Rachel said this tree is about six years old and produced over 300 satsumas this year. An orange tree she received at the same time didn’t make it through the first period of freezing weather, but the satsuma did. {Photo courtesy of Rachel Dufour}
We call them satsumas -- sweet, almost seedless, easy to peel, easy to grow and well-suited to the temperatures in Avoyelles Parish.
National 4-H Shooting Sports sharpshooter Coralie Deloach of Marksville High is shown with her dad, Michael. She placed 10th Overall Individual in Small Bore Rifle competition and was on the 1st Place Overall Team in Small Bore Rifle at the 2019 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships held June 23-28 in Grand Island, Neb. {Photo courtesy of Avoyelles 4-H}
The Avoyelles Parish Schoo Board honored the parish 4-H shooting sports participants for a successful year which brought several awards home this past school year.
Natchitoches, Louisiana - The Red River Waterway Commission has reopened the majority of the public boat ramps along the Red River now that water levels have started to recede.