Home > Our Offices > Parishes > Terrebonne > [image: Terrebonne Parish] 511 Roussell Street (70360) · Houma, LA · 70361 Phone: (985) 873-6495 · Fax: (985) 850-4620 Junior Leaders Celebrate 100 Years [Image: Junior Leaders] Junior Leaders Celebrates 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana. Terrebonne Junior Leaders Celebrate 100 Years! [Image: Junior Leaders] Junior Leaders celebrate 100 years of 4-H in Louisiana. Junior Leader Trash Bash [Image: Trash Bash] Terrebonne Parish 4-H and Junior leaders went Green this year, learning about different environmental issues and completing different community service activities to help the environment. Junior leaders took part in a Trash Bash before one of their Junior Leader meeting. Junior Leaders help the Children’s Advocacy Center [Image: Junior Leaders] Junior Leaders help the Children’s Advocacy Center prepare for Child Abuse Prevention Month by planting flowers to place around the center.  more articles... 4-H Volunteer Training [Image: 4-H Volunteer Training Screen Shot] This year, our goal is to hold one training that will inform you and get you ready for the upcoming 2008-2009 4-H year. June 2008 News [Image: 4-H Day at the Capitol] 4-H News for June includes 2008 4-H Day at the Capitol, Terrebonne Parish 4-H Want YOU as a 4-H Volunteer, and upcoming events. Safety First When Using Tomatoes At the time of the writing of this news column, the nation is experiencing a salmonellosis outbreak in certain raw tomatoes. This includes raw plum tomatoes, raw Roma tomatoes, and raw round tomatoes. Ag News June 2008 Topics include: Preparing landscape for summer storms, Pine Colaspis Beetle and Pine Needle Scale, Africanized Honey Bees, Bee Terms, Precautions Around Bees, and Vegetables to Plant in June. LSU AgCenter to hold Tomato Field Day [Image: Tomatoes] The LSU AgCenter will hold a “Tomato Field Day” on Wednesday, June 11 at 5:00 PM at the Waterproof Ridge Farm located on 3719 Bayou Black Drive in Houma. Registration will begin at 4:00 PM and the program will begin at 5:00 PM and conclude by 7:00 PM. This educational program is free and open to the public. Fishieries News June 2008 Fishing with live bait? Here are some tips that will insure your live bait is lively when it is used for luring your prey. Although there are many different gadgets and gizmos available, this is intended to cover the basics of holding and handling live bait. For live baits like cocaho minnows, croakers or shrimp, the first consideration is water quality. The water quality requirements that should be maintained are oxygen, temperature, and salinity. May 2008 News 4-H News for May includes the 2008 4-H Achievement Day Celebration Contest results, 2008 Outstanding 4-H Members, 2008 Oustanding 4-H Leader, 2008 Outstanding 4-H Junior Leader, Community Club Award, Parish Activity Awards, 4-H Night with the PBR, 2008 4-H/LSU Football Game, and 2008 4-H Centennial Raffle. Knowing Your Blood Pressure Can Save Your Life [Image: Blood pressure check demonstration] Are you one of the 30% of adults who is not aware of your high blood pressure? May is National Blood Pressure Awareness Month and is a good time to find out if you are. Powerpoint about insects and mites that attack commercial citrus groves. [Image: sooty mold] This powerpoint presentation includes pictures of insects and mites that attack commercial citrus groves in Louisiana. It also discusses a recommended insecticide plan to control these insects and mites to minimize their impact on yield in citrus groves. Be sure to check and make sure all chemicals that are recommended are currently labeled before applying them to citrus trees. Powerpoint presentation on insects and mites that attack backyard citrus [Image: citrus blackfly] This presentation includes a number of pictures of insects and mites that attack backyard citrus in Louisiana. It also includes current recommendations for control. Note that you should check to make sure that all insecticides are currently labeled before using them on your citrus.