Environmental

Seven teams participated in the Louisiana Envirothon held on Sat., April 21 at the LSU AgCenter Burden Center in Baton Rouge. 

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Trees are one of nature’s checks and balances. They act as “lungs” for our planet, by absorbing carbon dioxide and breathing out oxygen. Trees also provide food and homes for birds and wildlife, not to mention they make our world beautiful

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Saturday is Earth Day and Shreveport is celebrating with Pratt Industries by taking more than 80 families to see a private screening of the enviornmentally friendly children's film, "The Lorax."

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The answer is here!  This is a news release from LSU's Louisiana survey:

The LSU Public Policy Research Lab, or PPRL, supported by the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, has released results from their annual Louisiana Survey showing Louisiana residents’ support for hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as  “fracking,” may be as simple as avoiding the word itself.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a cease and desist administrative order to Foster Poultry Farms in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, for unauthorized discharges of pollutants into a tributary of Leatherman Creek

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Local residents are needed to help clean up the Duck Pond in Shreveport.

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News of Snooki’s pregnancy might have given some of ‘Jersey Shore’s’ most ardent critics hope that MTV would finally pull the plug, but it seems to have only given them a reason to keep going. (This news just furthers speculation that the bun in Snooki’s oven is the Anti-Christ.)

The network announced there would be another season of drinking and fighting and plans are already in the works to work around Snooki’s pregnancy. Here’s some of our suggestions for how the cast can accommodate Snooki’s little bundle of joy. (No, we’re not talking about Deena.) 

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Firefighters are working a fire the Hideaway Community Church on the 1100 block of Lake Cross Road in Lindale.

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The next monthly seedTALK is scheduled for Wednesday the 21st at Cohab, located at 610 Commerce Street in Shreveport. The event was created to ensure that the public is informed and up-to-date on the many great things that are happening with energy and sustainability in Shreveport, Bossier City and the surrounding area. Participant

DeSoto Parish school officials don't have any numbers yet, but they expect to have to scale back their 2012-13 budget from current spending levels because drilling in the Haynesville Shale is slowing down

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