more... > Hill Farm > Community Rural Development (CRD) > Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives: Fact Sheets [Image: Image of Fact Sheet] Louisiana Center for Rural Initiatives is a development initiative of the LSU AgCenter and Southern University Ag Center. Northeast farms show potential as tourist attraction [Image: Delta Development] (TV News 03/09/09) Poverty is prevalent in Northeast Louisiana, but an LSU AgCenter entity is committed to helping people in rural areas overcome poverty and other barriers to economic prosperity. (Runtime: 1 minute, 34 seconds) 10 Frequently Asked Questions for Small Business Start-Ups [Image: Image of fact sheet] Every person starting or wanting to start a business has questions. As soon as one question is answered, another one arises. In fact, most people ask several questions at once. Of all the questions asked, here are the ten asked most frequently. Agritourism brochure [Image: Image of Agritourism Brochure] Presents information on agritourism, a business venture on a working farm, ranch or agricultural enterprise that offers educational and fun experiences for visitors while generating supplemental income for the owner. Visitors participate in friendly "discovery" and learning activities in natural or agricultural settings.  more articles... Evaluating Board Leaders [Image: Evaluating Board Leaders: A Tool for Rural Communities] Evaluating the performance of leaders is critical to the development oforganizations and communities. From a review of the work by Collins (2001), we develop a list of ten questions that provide one way to measure the performance of leaders. The tool can be used to define performance expectations of leaders, which can prevent misunderstandings among board members and their respective leaders, and in turn, unresolvedconflicts.