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Valentine treats made simple
By ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press Looking for an easy way to impress this Valentine’s Day? Consider a simple — but still sensational — chocolate bark. As treats go, it doesn’t get much easier t...
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Rabelais’ will
By DAN JUNEAU Special from LABI BATON ROUGE — Most Americans are believers in a social safety net that insures that basic necessities are there for those who are truly in need. Caring for the less ...
Feb 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Horticulturist: Growing hybrid tea roses is easy
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — Some people consider roses to be hard to grow. This is not true. Difficulty in growing roses is a common misconception that many gardeners hav...
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Winter a good time to check earnings
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist For many people, winter means shorter days, chillier temperatures and more time indoors. There are many ways you can use that extra tim...
Jan 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get It Growing: Plant Southern magnolias now
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter Horticulturist January and February are excellent months to plant trees in Louisiana. If you’re thinking about adding shade trees, small spring- or summer-flowering trees o...
Jan 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Social Security helps HIV/AIDS patients
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist If you have HIV/AIDS and cannot work, you may qualify for disability benefits from Social Security. Your medical condition must be serio...
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Social Security: Medicare age is still 65
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist If you’re in your 60s, you probably know that the age to receive full retirement benefits has changed. But it’s important to remember th...
Dec 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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How ‘Ticket To Work’ can help
By JOSEPH FERGUSON Social Security Public Affairs Specialist The summer of 2007 felt like a bad dream for Terry Anderson. Reeling from a recent cancer diagnosis, she was downsized from the company...
Dec 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Japanese maples can make great signature trees
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist Japanese maples have the potential to be one of the most outstanding small trees for specimen plantings and focal-point use in residential landscapes in ...
Nov 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get It Growing: Bring plants inside for winter
By DAN GILL LSU AgCenter Horticulturist BATON ROUGE — Louisiana gardeners often use containers of tender tropical plants on decks, patios and porches and in courtyards to provide color and beauty t...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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‘Crape murder’ is early this year
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND — A poor horticulture practice in Louisiana and across the South involves one of our most beloved landscape trees. Each year, crape myrtles are p...
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Violas, pansies ideal cool-season plants
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist HAMMOND – The ideal planting time for cool-season bedding plants in Louisiana runs from late September through early December. Some of our common cool-s...
Nov 08, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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