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Featured in this issue:

Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show has instilled confidence and responsibility in area children since 1941, chicken fried rice, Tubbs Towing & Recovery/Salvage of Bastrop, employee Dylan Foret, and LSU AgCenter predicts farm margins will stay tight through 2025

Featured in this issue:

The history of NELPCO's beloved mascot Willie Wiredhand, warm Edam cheese soufflé, Liddieville Creations of Winnsboro, employee Lane Nichols, and LSU AgCenter gives tips for changing a black thumb into a green thumb

Featured in this issue:

Debbie Bryan and Baskin Baptist Church organize Franklin Parish Operation Christmas Child project, TikTok potato soup recipe, The Olive Grove of Oak Grove, employee Wanda Berry, and LSU AgCenter adds new plants to the Louisiana Super Plants list

• Featured in this issue:

• Pecan Pie Cake recipe

• NELPCO's 2024 Annual Meeting of Members

• Macon Ridge Specialty Drone Services of Wisner

• Employee Tommie Bell

• LSU AgCenter stresses the importance of mulching

• Featured in this issue:

• Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup recipe

• Bartholomew Methodist Church in Morehouse Parish 

• Leaning Oak Hydroponics of Baskin

• Employee Austen Nielsen

• LSU AgCenter advises pulling weeds now before seeds drop

• Featured in this issue:

• Ranch Chicken Taco Rice recipe

• Volt Broadband on track to finish construction 

• Dennard First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro

• Employee Will Stanley

• LSU AgCenter touts the advantages of raised bed gardening

• Featured in this issue:

• Grilled Mac & Cheese recipe

• Randy and Faye Carter of Baskin retire into woodworking

• Freeland Power Sports of Bastrop

• Employee Thomas Granger

• LSU AgCenter gives pointers for creating stunning Fall garden

• Featured in this issue:

• Black-eyed Pea Salsa recipe

• Delta Dairy of Baskin goes high-tech with help from VOLT Broadband

• Crossroads Coffee & Confections of Gilbert

• Employee Joseph Stevens

• LSU AgCenter gives tips for watering wisely

• Featured in this issue:

• Blackberry Cake recipe

• Our Como substation gets an upgrade

• Century Plants in bloom

• Beards & Shears of Mangham

• Employee Tucker Armstrong

• LSU AgCenter tells us how prep for drought stress

• Featured in this issue:

• Garlic Cheese Grits recipe

• Stella Mae Williams of Wisner lives life to the fullest while battling cystic fibrosis

• The Fern Orchard of Kilbourne

• Employee Kelsey Faulk

• LSU AgCenter tells us how to eliminate fire ant beds

• Featured in this issue:

• Ceasar Salad in Peppered Parmesan Bowls recipe

• Franklin Parish launches new website to encourage tourism

• D&D Shoe Repair and T. Thomas USA Handbags in Winnsboro

• Employee Cade Murphy

• LSU AgCenter theorizes the disappearance of one cicada brood from the state 

• Featured in this issue:

• St. Patrick's Day Sharmrock Shake and Lucky Charm Treats recipes

• Sam Ashley and SA-AG Manufacturing LLC of West Carroll Parish

• Dog Guard of Louisiana

• Employee Bailey Biggs

• LSU AgCenter discusses steps to ensuring a lush lawn

• Featured in this issue:

• Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup recipe

• NELPCO hosts farmer's forums across our service area to discuss affects of rate change on agriculture-related accounts

• Baker's AC & Appliane Repair of Log Cabin

• Employee Canaan Spann

• LSU AgCenter advises what to do with plants after a freeze

• Featured in this issue:

• Hearty Chicken Soup recipe

• Gail Waters shares the history of Wesley Chapel in Tensas Parish

• NELPCO's rate change explained

• Employee Lauren Swain

• LSU AgCenter provides tips for cultivating a year-round herb garden

• Featured in this issue:

• Maple & Balsamic Pork Tenderloin recipe

• Green Gables Therapy helps rural children in West Carroll Parish

• Blessings All Around of Gilbert

• Employee O'Paul Whitaker

• LSU AgCenter provides tips for successful tree planting

• Featured in this issue:

• Leftover Bread Pudding recipe

• NELPCO celebrates 85 years serving NE Louisiana

• Annual Meeting highlights

• LSU AgCenter dives into fall gardening

• Featured in this issue:

• Black Bottom Cupcake recipe

• Hope Pushers Minsitry of Rayville offers hope to those without

• R&L Builders Supply of Oak Grove and Mer Rouge

• Employee Zachary Harrell

• LSU AgCenter discusses garden soil health

• Featured in this issue:

• Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread recipe

• Karlie Glascock of Oak Grove makes the trip of a lifetime

• Branded BBQ in Wisner

• Employee Ed Beall

• LSU AgCenter talks dos and donts of gardening through drought

• Featured in this issue:

• Pastalaya recipe

• Jeff Ragusa former hurrican hunter of Wisner

• KC's Tree Care of Winnsboro

• Employee Cole Johnston

• LSU AgCenter names Suncredible Sunflower as 2023 Super Plant

• Featured in this issue:

• Zucchini Bread recipe

• Snyder Museum and Art Center in Bastrop

• Stansbury Septic Service of Rayville

• Employee Jimmy Duchesne

• LSU AgCenter suggests low-maintenance shrubs

• Featured in this issue:

• Shrimp Po-Boy Pasta Salad Recipe

• Volt Broadband celebrates 1000th customer

• Produce Ridge in Pioneer

• Employee Johnny Williams

• LSU AgCenter promotes planting rudbeckia

• Featured in this issue:

• Blueberry Pie Fudge Recipe

• Dr. George Gowan veterinarian in Franklin Parish

• Terrell's Blueberry Farm in Oak Grove

• Employee Hannah Punchard

• LSU AgCenter discusses spring-time insects in the garden

• Featured in this issue:

• Maple-Peach Glazed Easter Ham Recipe

• The Mejias family entrepreneurship

• Scarborough Farm & Hatcheries in Log Cabin

• Employee Gary Robinson

• LSU AgCenter releases the Super Plant 2023 list

• Featured in this issue:

• Philly Cheese Steak Recipe

• Greg Kincaid of Extension shares his passion for vintage ag implements

• Hazel's Taxidermy in Winnsboro

• Employee Barry Erskin

• LSU AgCenter talks about tools

• Featured in this issue:

• White Pizza Dip

• Tabor Sullivan of Oak Grove passes American Idol audition

• File' and Big John's Burgers in Winnsboro

• Employee Victoria Conover

• LSU AgCenter discusses lawn preparations

• Featured in this issue:

• Cabbage Casserole Recipe

• Remembering former NELPCO manager, John C. Tucker

• R&S Automotive of Beekman

• Davin McMurry joins the board of directors

• Employee Don Ruffin

• LSU AgCenter celebrates 50 year anniversary

• Featured in this issue:

• Teen Chefs Winning Chili Recipe

• Robin and Layton Curtis deliver transportation to missionary

• The Loading Dock in Winnsboro

• Employee Gerald Hilbun

• LSU AgCenter discusses lethan bait for feral pig problem

• Featured in this issue:

• Sweet Potato Cupcake recipe

• October's Annual Meeting

• The Pecan Shoppe in Baskin

• Employee Cecil Tolliver

• LSU AgCenter talks stickerweeds

• Featured in this issue:

• Warn Corn Chowder Salad with Bacon and Apple Cider Vinegar recipe

• Volt Broadband connects first customers

• Blue Collar Builds in Rayville

• Employee Rebecca Guilbeaux

• LSU AgCenter discusses plants that attract humming birds and other pollinators

• Featured in this issue:

• Fresh Pear Cake recipe

• Charles Ray Johnson experiences No Barriers Warrior program

• Johnny Freeze Cream Ice in Oak Grove

• Employee Shane Sanders

• LSU AgCenter encourages planting monarch attractants

• Featured in this issue:

• Peach and Biscuit Bake recipe

• 2022 Scholarship Winners

• Dakota Ogden remembered

• Robinson-Williams Restoration of Hope Community Center in Bastrop

• Nutrition Point in Bastrop

• Employee Zane Tyler

• LSU AgCenter discusses abelias

• Featured in this issue:

• Summer Vegetable and Beef Galette

• Northeast Louisiana Music Trail recognized Gene King

• Delhi Feed & Supply

• Employee Becca LaBorde

• LSU AgCenter discusses impatiens

• Featured in this issue:

• Honey Pecan Chicken Thighs recipe

• Delta Dairy in Baskin

• The Ice Box of Winnsboro

• Employee Gene Roberts

• LSU AgCenter discusses poison ivy

• Featured in this issue:

• Mom's Wilted Spinach Salad recipe

• Oak Grove Summer Movie Program

• Lag Cabin Grocery in Bastrop

• NELPCO mothers celebrated

• Employee Myra Taylor

• LSU AgCenter discusses lilies

• Featured in this issue:

• Loaded Deviled Egg recipe

• Gene Stewart recognized

• Jeff's Upholstery in Rayville

• Employee Doug White

• LSU AgCenter talks fertilizing the garden on a budget

• Featured in this issue:

• Banana Oatmeal Muffins recipe

• February Annual Meeting

• Old Hardware Fish House in Kilbourne

• Scenes from the Northeast Louisiana Livestock Show

• Employee Dakota Ogden

• LSU AgCenter discusses plant breeding for variants

• Featured in this issue:

• Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast recipe

• Remembering Gerald Baum

• VOLT Broadband hosts launch meeting

• Branded by Whitney and Branded Motorworks in Jigger

• Employee Jessie Hart

• LSU AgCenter discusses flowering shrubs

• Featured in this issue:

• Creamy Shrimp Goulash recipe

• 2021 Storms Uri and Ida

• Irene Robinson of KWCL recognized

• Employee Victoria Erskin

• LSU AgCenter recommends creating curb appeal by planting foundation beds

• Featured in this issue:

• Chocolate Sheet Cake recipe

• The Shepherd Center of Saint Joseph

• The Gypsy House in Baskin

• Employee Gerald Baum

• LSU AgCenter discusses crotons

• Featured in this issue:

• Mama's Cornbread & Duck Dressing recipe

• Franklin Parish Vietnam Memorial

• Sweet Thangs of Winnsboro

• Employee Jacob Cheek

• LSU AgCenter discusses seasonal allergies and ragweed

• Featured in this issue:

• Smothered Deer Steak recipe

• NELPCO assists South LA co-ops after Ida

• Tyler Morris kart races

• Hunter's Deer Processing in Fort Necessity

• Employee Hunter Martin

• LSU AgCenter promotes planting hedges

• Featured in this issue:

• Appetizer recipes for Pepper Jack Cheeseburger Bites and Tomato Bites

• Janis Smith experiences the No Barriers Warrior program

• Road Runner Recycling of Bastrop

• Employee Sam Heckard

• LSU AgCenter discusses fall gardening preparations

• Featured in this issue:

• Mrs. Betty's Strawberry Cake recipe

• Introduction of VOLT Broadband

• Little Creek Farms of Rayville

• Employee Dylan Waltman

• LSU AgCenter addresses problems with this year's crape myrtles

• Featured in this issue:

• Vermicelli Pasta Salad recipe

• 2021 Scholarship Winners

• Amy and Mark Whitney's Baskin B&B

• Johnny Harper recognized

• Employee Dina Crump

• LSU AgCenter discusses salvias

• Featured in this issue:

• Gus's Baked Beans recipe

• Honoring NELPCO fathers

• Leon's Small Engines of Bastrop

• R.V. Powell recognized

• Employee Ryan Lee remembered

• LSU AgCenter addresses drainage systems

• Featured in this issue:

• Low Carb Mini Frittatas recipe

• Honoring mother's of NELPCO employees

• Wags & Wiggles of Oak Grove

• Viola Beals recognized

• Employee Betty Turbeville

• LSU AgCenter discusses container gardens

• Featured in this issue:

• Cajun Catfish with Honey Dijon Bacon Potato Salad recipe

• Lineman Appreciation Day

• C&K Gardens of Bastrop

• Employee Wendell Dickens

• LSU AgCenter discusses garden preparations

• Featured in this issue:

• Green Bean Casserole recipe

• Scenes from Ice Storm Uri

• NELPCO partners with Louisiana Delta Community College for lineman training

• Employee Blake Smith

• LSU AgCenter discusses preparing soil for gardening/landscaping

• Featured in this issue:

• Chicken and Andoille Sausage Gumbo

• January snowstorm update

• Delta Designs in Oak Grove

• Employee Hunter Lewis

• LSU AgCenter tells the right time to prune

• Featured in this issue:

• Overnight Walnut French Toastwith Cranberry Walnut Ginger Compote

• Old Days Christmas Tree Farm in Winnsboro

• Old Hardware Fish House of Kilbourne

• Employee Albert 'Tee' Buras

• LSU AgCenter discusses spring-flowering bulbs to buy now

• Featured in this issue:

• Grass-fed Beef Meatballs with Garlic and Herbs

• The miraculous story of Carter Robertson

• Traco Distributing of Rayville

• Employee Nora Pylant

• LSU AgCenter discusses storm-damaged trees

• Featured in this issue:

• Cauliflower “Risotto”with Shrimp and Peas and Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Pie

• Hurrican Laura update

• KMAR 'The Bird' in Winnsboro

• Employee D'Adrian 'Dee' Stubbs

• LSU AgCenter discusses murder hornets, hurricanes, COVID-19 and sod webworms

• Featured in this issue:

• Chocolate ChipCream Cheese Bars and Shrimp Scampi

• Operation RoundUp steps up for Richland Parish schools reopeing after Covid-19

• Brown Realty Co. of Rayville

• Employee Holden Armstrong

• LSU AgCenter talks combatting Asian bark scale insects

• Featured in this issue:

• Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes and Carrot Cake

• The Sawmill Venue set to open in Baskin

• Central Station in Log Cabin

• Employee Anna Martin

• LSU AgCenter discusses lace bugs

• Featured in this issue:

• Chicken, onion, quinoa salad and Fudgsicles

• Turkey Creek Recreation and RV Park in Wisner

• T&L Construction and Remodeling of Franklin Parish

• Employee Cheral Munn

• LSU AgCenter talks creating a backyard paradise with exotic tropical plants

• Featured in this issue:

• Red, White and Blue Greek Yogurt Bark and Peanut Butter Yogurt Dip

• U.S. Army veteran Ed Williams separates WW II facts from Hollywood fiction

• Renner Gardens of Franklin Parish

• Employee Ben Price

• LSU AgCenter advises prepping garden and landscape for storm season

• Featured in this issue:

• Pecan Chicken Meatballs and Pecan Banana Bread

• NELPCO's Bastrop office celebrates opening a new location

• James Jones and Jim Brown paint and carpentry services of Morehouse Parish

• Employee Lisa Reynolds

• LSU AgCenter talks garden-inspired crafts for kids

• Featured in this issue:

• Baked Egg & Turkey Muffin and Pasta Salad

• NELPCO honors the life of lineman Ryan Lee

• Carter Sign Company of Bastrop

• Employee Joseph Grimes

• LSU AgCenter discusses the benefits of the Red Buckeye

• Featured in this issue:

• Royal Frozen Sweet Potato Lasagna and Frozen Brrr-eakfast Bites

• Glenn Kenney 'living the dream' with Bear Flying Service in Winnsboro

• Employee Christy Pinckard

• LSU AgCenter discusses Spring planting

• Featured in this issue:

• Chipotle Shrimp Street Tacos

• Community comes together to deliver Nellie Mullican a new home

• Employee Shane Morris

• LSU AgCenter encourages growing houseplants

• Featured in this issue:

• No bake chocolate caramel cheesecake and Kristoff ice box cupcakes

• Salvation's Cross conveysimportant message to motorists

• KFC of Rayville

• Employee Ricky Melancon

• LSU AgCenter talks planting pecan trees in winter

• Featured in this issue:

• White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn Bark; Easy, Elegant Holiday Popcorn; Cranberry Popcorn Balls

• CHOW program provides nutritious snacks for Franklin Parish students

• Waters Tree Farm of West Carroll Parish

• Employee Lacie Murphy

• LSU AgCenter discusses how to care for plants after a freeze

• Featured in this issue:

• Pumpkin Loaf recipe

• Area cotton gins report an uptick in market activity

• Farmer's One Stop of Monticello

• Employee Billy Joe Hickman

• LSU AgCenter talks chrysanthemums

• Featured in this issue:

• Cheeseburger Turnovers recipe

• Winnsboro State Bank expands into Richland Parish

• Employee Charlie Lachney

• LSU AgCenter promotes olive trees

• Featured in this issue:

• Pulled Pork Sandwiches recipe

• NELPCO's Oak Grove office celebrates moving to a new facility

• O'Delle's Country Store of Liddieville

• Employee Joe Acreman

• LSU AgCenter discusses variegation mutations

• Featured in this issue:

• Recipes provided by Haring's Catfish 

• NELPCO celebrates the launch of PowerLINES, its self-published newsletter

• Haring Enterprises of Wisner

• Employee Emily Wyatt

• LSU AgCenter discusses shade-loving flowering plants