WHAT'S HAPPENIN IN AVP!!

By Avoyelles Today Staff For farmers across Avoyelles Parish, 2026 has brought little room to recover. Drought, a late freeze, destructive hail and wind, and severe flooding have hit local agricultural producers one after another — all while farmers continue to face rising production costs and pressure from lower commodity prices.

By Dr. Paul Coreil After completing my undergraduate studies at USL, I applied to and was accepted into the Master of Science program in Wildlife Management at LSU's School of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries (now the School of Renewable Natural Resources). My lifelong goal was to become a