WASHINGTON – Louisiana food banks have seen an influx in demand as federal funding for food stamps expired due to the federal ...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins met last week with Gov. Jeff Landry and Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain.

Gov. Jeff Landry says Louisiana will use state dollars to provide temporary SNAP assistance as the federal shutdown halts ...

Gov. Jeff Landry said his health department will find the money to cover $147 million in benefits next month for the elderly, disabled and children.

Photo caption: Agricultural Commissioner Mike Strain signed up to run for his elected position for a fifth term Tuesday. Photo courtesy the Strain campaign. Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike ...

In the late summer heat, the hours move like molasses. Still, across the cane fields of South Louisiana, migrant workers from ...

Louisiana lawmakers are asking Congress to bring back a $1 billion federal program that allows schools, child care programs, and food banks to purchase locally grown produce and protein. The Local ...

While Louisiana suffered a crippling drought and heat wave in summer 2023 that had a $1.6 billion impact on the agriculture industry, crop progress is much better this year. But Louisiana Agriculture ...

One of the biggest days of the year for local students is almost here. It's when the best of the best compete in the ArkLaTex ...

Jefferson Parish invites volunteers for a tree planting event on Nov 8, 2025, at Hope Haven to enhance local green spaces.

This past summer's brutal heat, along with the drought that accompanied it, cost Louisiana agriculture about $1.69 billion, LSU researchers say. Experts at the LSU AgCenter examined the impact of the ...

Republican Tim Temple will regulate the Louisiana insurance as its next commissioner with the state mired in an insurance crisis, while Republican Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain will serve a ...