The Dean Lee Research Center outside Alexandria is now the farthest location north for sugar cane planting in the world as scientists try to test the limits of the cash crop. LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist Ken Gravois says more and more farmers are growing interested in the crop in central Louisiana and elsewhere away from the coast.
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The objective is to study how the crop endures hard freezes more common in central Louisiana.
The Eastbank Little League World Champions are traveling back to New Orleans today on the heels of their 8-0 win over Curcao, and are expecting a welcoming celebration at the Shrine on Airline this afternoon. Assistant coach Kevin Johnson says the victory hasn’t really sunk in and had an effect on the team yet.
President Trump has extended an invitation for the team to visit the White House following the 8-0 shutout in the championship game.
The 18-year-old who caused a fiery, fatal crash in Baton Rouge last month is now in the care of the state mental health hospital after a ruling from a judge. Kevin Barnhart has the story.