Recent News Releases

Cover of the 2022 Stately Oak

The Stately Oak

While philanthropic motivations vary, they yield a common outcome for the College of Agriculture and the LSU AgCenter: enhanced ability to drive the mission.

Read more in this year's issue of The Stately Oak.

LSU Experimental Statistics Department Announces New Edition of Widely Used Textbook

LSU Experimental Statistics Department Announces New Edition of Widely Used Textbook

LSU Statistics Department professor Luis Escobar has authored the Statistical Methods for Reliability Data, Second Edition.

LSU alumnus, Texas AgriLife horticulturalist endows scholarship for the College of Agriculture

LSU alumnus, Texas AgriLife horticulturalist endows scholarship for the College of Agriculture

Bill Welch, a Houston native with strong ties to Texas horticulture, has given $100,000 to establish an endowed scholarship for LSU College of Agriculture students.

Largest endowed scholarship in Louisiana 4-H history honors Louisiana legend

Largest endowed scholarship in Louisiana 4-H history honors Louisiana legend

A $100,000 scholarship has been given to support Louisiana 4-H, making it the largest endowed scholarship in the history of the organization.

International Summer School at LSU offers students the opportunity to learn about Louisiana Agriculture

International Summer School helps students explore Louisiana Agriculture

International students visited LSU’s campus in Baton Rouge this summer as part of International Summer School at LSU, a weeklong exchange. The program is a continuation of a two-year international short program that began in 2019 but was postponed due to the pandemic.

Meet William Gaspard

Meet William Gaspard, Jr., "Fearless, Relentless, and Unapologetic Advocate for Agriculture."

From Moreauville, a small town about an hour southeast of Alexandria, William Gaspard is in his third year in the agricultural and extension education and evaluation program at LSU College of Agriculture, yet already a senior.