Bygones are apparently bygones. For more than two decades, Orleans Parish has refused to support the LSU Ag Center, even though the center offered programs like 4-H youth development, coastal restoration, nutrition and horticulture to its residents. But this month, the New Orleans City Council finally rectified that. “We were upset when we found out that Orleans was the only parish that was not participating in the LSU AgCenter programs out of 64 parishes,” says Cynthia Hedge-Morrell, chair of the council’s budget committee. “So now the state of Louisiana has every parish — rural and urban — participating.” Council President Jackie Clarkson says the parish was “benefitting the most and doing the least. So we have made ourselves credible now in the state of Louisiana by doing our fair share.” Southern University and LSU AgCenter personnel now share new office space at the Southern University campus in New Orleans.
New Orleans supports LSU AgCenter for the first time in 20 years
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