Gov. Jindal to visit Homer October 16
Governor Bobby Jindal will be in Homer,
from 2 until 4 p.m. Friday, October 16 at a Louisiana Honor Medal Ceremony. All
elected officials are encouraged to attend.
For more information, please call Brandi
White at 927-3077 (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), 263-7419 (Tuesday and
Thursday) or cell phone at 422-2951.
Early voting continues through October
10
Early voting for the October 17th
election will continue through Saturday, October 10. Office hours will be 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
On the ballot are Supreme Court, 4th Supreme Court District (parish wide): Marcus Clark and Jimmy R. Faircloth Jr. Also on the
ballot are selectman for the Town of Homer, District 1: Willie “Hog Head” Curry
and “Doc” Roberson (part of precincts 84, 87 and 93.
Note: Due to construction at the front of
the Claiborne Parish Police Jury Complex, voters are asked to park in the back
parking lot (behind State Farm Insurance) and use the back door entrance. The
front doors will be locked.
Lake Claiborne closed
Lake Claiborne is closed until further
notice, according to Claiborne Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey. Due to heavy rainfall
and rising waters, barricades have been set up at the public boat launches. No
fishing or boating activities will be allowed until further notice. For more
information, please contact the Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office at 927-2011
or Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries at 371-3049.
Sand bags available
Due to heavy rains and flooding, sand
bags are available at the Homer Fire Station, according to Director of the
Claiborne Office of Emergency Preparedness, Dennis Butcher. Please bring a
shovel. First come, first serve. Sand bags are limited to 50 bags per
household. Sand bags are provided by the Claiborne Parish Office of Homeland
Security.
Minden man indicted for Athens cross burning
MICHELLE BATES, Editor
A Minden man has been indicted on federal hate crime charges by the Federal Bureau of
Investigations (FBI) in relation to a cross burning in Athens last year.
According
to a press release by the U.S. Department of Justice, Daniel Earl Danforth, 30,
of Minden, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for hate crime violations
and obstruction of justice charges stemming from a cross-burning in Athens near the home of an interracial couple.
Danforth
was arrested Wednesday, September 30, following the indictment handed down
Friday, September 25. His charges include one count of interfering with the
housing rights of another person, one count of conspiring to interfere with
another person’s civil rights, one count of using fire during the commission of
a felony, and one count of obstructing justice by destroying evidence.
According
to Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Detective Randy Smith, the sheriff’s office
received a complaint in regards to the crime, and a deputy traveled to the home
to take statements. Soon after, the case was turned over to the FBI.
“They
called in a complaint to us, and our deputy went down there,” Smith said. “Then,
we in turn, called the FBI. Once I turned it over to them, we didn’t have
anything else to do with it.”
Claiborne
Parish Sheriff Ken Bailey said that when his office learned that it was a
possible hate crime, it was immediately turned over to federal authorities.
“We
turned it over to the FBI because they have many of the resources needed to
investigate the case,” Bailey said.
The
press release goes on to say, according to the indictment, in late October
2008, “Danforth agreed with at least one other person to build, erect and burn
a cross near the home of an interracial couple and relatives who were believed
to approve of the interracial relationship.”
Danforth
is said to have attempted to recruit others. He and an alleged co-conspirator
reportedly used small pine trees to make a cross and placed it adjacent to the
victims’ home, setting it on fire.
“The
indictment also alleges that several days later, after the defendant learned
that the FBI was investigating this crime as a potential civil rights violation,
he returned to the area and removed the cross to prevent the FBI from
discovering it,” the press release stated.
FBI
Resident Agent in Charge Steve Hall, of Shreveport Field Office, confirmed his
office has physical evidence that proves a cross was burned.
“Once
we saw that it was an actual cross burning, we used all our resources to
investigate the crime,” Hall said. “Through our investigation, we determined
that a cross was in fact burned.”
If
convicted, he faces a maximum of 10 years for each civil rights count, 10
additional years for the use of fire and 20 years for the obstruction of
justice count.
H1N1 confirmed in Claiborne Parish
MICHELLE BATES, Editor
Claiborne
Parish has at least four confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus, better known as the
“swine flu.”
Claiborne
Parish Superintendent of Schools Dr. Janice Williams said three cases were in
Haynesville and one case was confirmed in Homer. One student from the
Haynesville area attends Claiborne Academy. None of these students, however,
have been hospitalized, she said. They have all been seen by their regular
physicians, treated and sent home.
Last
month, a letter was sent home to parents listing precautions to prevent getting
this strain of the virus.
The
main thing Williams wanted parents to know is that children who present
flu-like symptoms need to stay home.
“We’ve
updated our website to reflect swine flu precautions,” she said. “If they have
a confirmed case of swine flu they are to let me know. They are to keep their
child home for five to seven days, and they must be fever-free for 24 hours.”
According
to national news agencies, the vaccination for the H1N1 virus are reported to
be sent out this week, and Williams said Claiborne Parish is getting some of
those vaccinations.
The
Claiborne Parish School Board will participate in what Williams called an “H1N1
Vaccine Campaign,” in cooperation with the Claiborne Parish Health Unit. It
will be at no cost to the students. The Centers for Disease Control will
provide all the vaccinations and supplies.
All
students will be sent home with a permission slip before the inoculations are
administered. If the permission slip is not returned to school, then that child
will not get the vaccinations. Williams said the vaccinations will be done at
the schools.
Homer
Memorial Hospital Administrator Doug Efferson said that although there have
been a few confirmed cases of the swine flu come through his hospital, the
numbers are relatively low compared to other areas.
“We’ve
had a number of patients come through with flu-like symptoms, and we regularly
test to see if it’s the flu or something else,” Efferson said. “We’re preparing
for the worst, but don’t expect it. People need to get their vaccinations, and
we don’t want to minimize the seriousness of protecting yourself against all
viruses, including the H1N1.
“The
doctors are handling all flu-like symptoms aggressively and successfully in our
area,” he continued, “and we haven’t seen any unusual resistance or spike in
volume of cases.”
The
hospital is working in cooperation with the Office of Emergency Preparedness as
well as other state agencies to stay abreast of the latest information
regarding the H1N1 virus.
In the
meantime, the hospital and others have already begun the administration of
standard flu vaccines and the H1N1 vaccine should be available shortly, he
said. One of the precautions his hospital is taking is that instead of offering
hand sanitizer stations to just the nurses and medical professionals, stations
have also been placed in the public areas of the hospital as well.
According
to the Centers for Disease Control website (www.cdc.gov), the term “swine flu”
originated when laboratory testing showed that many genes in the virus were
similar to the flu viruses normally found in pigs, otherwise known as swine.
Further study, though, has shown that this new virus is very different from
what occurs in North American pigs.
The
swine flu is thought to spread like any seasonal flu virus. Some ways it is
spread is through human contact, coughing or sneezing by a person with the flu
or touching surfaces or objects with the virus on it. An example would be an
infected person sneezes, and their saliva/mucus travels to a desktop and the
other person comes in contact with it and touches their mouth or their nose.
The CDC
also offers these warnings and tips to keep everyone healthy.
Symptoms
of the swine flu include:
• fever
• cough
• sore
throat
• runny
or stuffy nose
• body
aches
•
headache
•
chills and fatigue.
Some
people may have vomiting and diarrhea as well, the CDC website says. CDC
officials also caution that some people may have the flu with respiratory
symptoms but no fever.
“People
infected with seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu shed virus and may be able to infect
others from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after,” the website says.
“This can be longer in some people, especially children and people with
weakened immune systems and in people infected with the new H1N1 virus.”
The CDC
is recommending that certain higher risk groups of people be inoculated. They
include:
•
pregnant women
•
people who live with or care for children younger than 6 months of age
•
healthcare and emergency medical services personnel
•
persons between the ages of 6 months and 24 years old
• and
people ages of 25 through 64 years of age who are at higher risk for 2009 H1N1
because of chronic health disorders or compromised immune systems
Here
are some general tips by the CDC to help prevent the spread of the virus:
• Cover
your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in
the trash after you use it.
• Wash
your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze.
Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
• Avoid
touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
• Stay
home if you get sick. CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and
limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.
Other
tips the CDC offers is to stay informed and keep abreast of the latest H1N1
information. Also, follow public health advice regarding school closures,
avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
For
more information, go to www.cdc.gov. Parents with children in Claiborne Parish
schools will also need to go to the school board website at
www.claibornepsb.org.
Flu shots available
The
seasonal flu vaccine is now available at the Claiborne Parish Health Unit.
Groups
eligible to receive the influenza vaccine through the health unit are as
follows:
• All
children from six months up to 18 years of age
•
Pregnant women
•
Anyone 65 years of age or older
•
Anyone with long-term health problems such as:
•
Heart Disease
•
Lung disease
•
Asthma
•
Kidney Disease
•
Diabetes
•Long-term
aspirin therapy
•
Muscle or nerve disorders
•Weakened
immune system
Flu
shots will begin October 9, on a daily basis, excluding the second and fourth
Mondays of each month, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Claiborne Parish Health
Unit, located at 624 West Main Street in Homer.
People
are asked to bring their Medicaid/Medicare cards for billing purposes. For
those who are not covered by these programs, there is a $10 administrative fee.
For
more information, please call the local health unit at 927-6127.
Check fraud hits again
The Guardian-Journal
The
Homer Police Department is actively investigating another check fraud case
involving nearly $1,700 in fraudulent “payroll checks.”
According
to police records, an employee of Piggly Wiggly in Homer filed a complaint with
the department in reference to a “fake check.”
Homer
Police Officer Scott Glenn was dispatched to the grocery store on Tuesday,
September 8. Upon arrival, Glenn spoke with the complainant who said the store
received a returned check that wasn’t real.
“They
look like real checks, but they’re not,” Glenn said.
Claiborne
Home Health is shown as the issuer of the “checks,” but according to Glenn,
their employees are not paid with checks. Their payroll is all done by direct
deposit.
Ultimately,
there were four “checks” cashed, totaling $1692.03, with two of the checks made
out to the same person.
Glenn
says there are suspects in the case and he has obtained video surveillance
footage from the store, but the investigation is ongoing, he said.
In
another unrelated incident, three young men were arrested on warrants for
simple burglary.
Corodney
C. Specks, 18, of Homer, was arrested and charged with simple burglary.
Brian
Gilbert, 17, was arrested and charged with simple burglary, with bond set at
$12,000.
D.J.
Howard, 17, was arrested on a warrant for simple burglary, with a bond set at
$12,000.
According
to police reports, on August 13, the police department was dispatched to the
Dixie Mart convenience store, south of Homer, in reference to an alarm.
Officers Mario Thomas and John Bailey arrived on scene, to which Thomas
observed a door with glass broken out. Officers took statements, and upon
reviewing the surveillance video, one of three subjects was observed throwing a
brick through the door and taking some products from the store.
One of
the three subjects was also observed entering the store again at closing time,
reports say.
Specks
was brought in by a family member, at which time, he allegedly admitted to the
crime. Gilbert was picked up on the warrant in Minden and extradited to
Claiborne Parish. Howard was also arrested on a warrant.
In an
unrelated incident, Kirby Lamar Holly, 39, was arrested Wednesday, September
30, for simple burglary with bond set at $10,000.
Police
say Holly stole several cartons of cigarettes from the Discount Tobacco Outlet
in Homer. Police viewed the video surveillance from the store, later
identifying Holly as the perpetrator.
He was
later picked up by Homer Police in the Buck Bottom area, and taken to the
police station and arrested. He was then transported to the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for booking.
Investigating
officers were J.D. Faulkner and John Bailey.
In an
unrelated incident, the Haynesville Police Department arrested James Bowens, on
several charges including three counts of theft, three counts of criminal
trespass and one count on the sagging pants city ordinance.
According
to records, Bowens, 19, was reported to have taken a bicycle without consent
after going onto property not belonging to him in order to steal the bicycle.
Reports say this has also happened on two other occasions where Bowens
allegedly trespassed onto property to take the bicycles. He was also charged in
reference to the sagging pants ordinance.
Haynesville
Officer John Barnett and Police Chief Anthony Smith were the arresting
officers.
Wade: ‘Enough is enough’
ACLU report sparks discussions
MICHELLE BATES, Editor
Homer’s
District 2 Councilman Michael Wade spoke to the council and the public at large
about a Shreveport Times article on the ACLU’s findings during Monday night’s
regular meeting.
In the
wake of the shooting death of Bernard Monroe Sr., the Louisiana Americans Civil
Liberties Union got involved and requested records from the Homer Police
Department and the Claiborne Parish Sheriff’s Office in regards to racial
profiling. A statistician poured over hundreds of pages of documents from both
law enforcement agencies to which their conclusions were reached.
Wade,
during the meeting, said he was tired of all the negativity Homer has received
since February – especially in regards to the town’s police department, calling
the attention “ridiculous.”
“We
don’t need to go any longer with the situation as it is,” he said. “We need to
– as a council – address these issues. After nine months of negativity, it’s
got to stop somewhere.”
According
to the press release from the ACLU, 85 percent of the arrests made in Homer in
2008 were black. The press release also states that 64 percent of the arrests
in the parish were black.
The
Guardian-Journal is conducting its own
inquiry into racial profiling, requesting the same public documents turned over
to the ACLU and the Shreveport Times. Because some records were not received
until six months after the initial request, that inquiry is not yet completed.
The
Homer Police Department is also launching its own examination of its records
from 2008. Homer Police Chief Russell Mills said the examination of the
department’s records will give a more accurate description of the arrest
statistics.
“We do
a daily log for anytime an officer is dispatched anywhere in the city,” he
said. “We’re dissecting it, and we’re going to make a chart of every call that
we make in the community. We’re also making a chart of every [person arrested
more than once], because several of those are repeat offenders.”
The
chief also said that warrants would also be factored into their examination.
“I
can’t argue their numbers,” Mills said, referring to the ACLU report.
Wade
said that since February, Homer’s police department has gotten nothing but
negative views, and it looks bad.
“It not
only reflects on you,” Wade said to the chief during the meeting, “but it
reflects on the whole city.”
Monroe was shot and killed by a Homer police officer Friday,
February 20, at his home, after he allegedly engaged two officers with a loaded
handgun. The six-month investigative reports have been turned over to District
Attorney Jonathan Stewart for review.
During
the public comments portion of the meeting, Ronald Wafer, with National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Claiborne chapter, suggested
a bi-racial citizen review panel be assembled. NAACP Communications Director
Terry Willis also suggested a committee to address alleviating some of the
racial issues in Homer.
Homer
Mayor David Newell agreed, and asked those interested in the committees to come
forward.
“I will
publicly state that anyone who has an interest in being on those committees,
get with me,” Newell said.
District
5 Councilwoman Patricia Jenkins suggested having someone on the committees who
is educated in law enforcement, someone retired preferably, she said.
“Not
everybody knows the law,” she said. “There’s a lot more to it than just putting
together a committee.”
In
other council news, a motion to hire American Municipal Services (AMS) to
collect debts on past due utility bills was approved. According to the contract
between AMS and the Town of Homer, the debt collection service will collect
approximately 20 percent of each collection they bring in. Debt collections
will include warrants, citations, utilities, EMS, and miscellaneous debts, the
contract states.
If the
agreement between the two entities doesn’t work out, one or the other may pull
out of the agreement with 30 days notice.
The
council discussed in-house collections, but the cost of hiring someone to
collect those debts was just not feasible. With uncollected past due balances
totaling approximately $60,000, the cost just does not justify an additional
position.
District
4 Councilwoman Carlette Sanford made the motion, saying that someone outside
Homer needs to collect these debts.
“Someone
outside, who doesn’t know anybody, needs to do the collections,” Sanford said. That way, it’s fair, she continued.
Also
approved was a one-time inspection of the water tank at Mayfield Park. The bid, from Pittsburg Tank and Tower, came in at a fee of $950. According to the bid,
the inspection will cover the structural, sanitary, safety and coating
condition of the water tank. The company will also provide a detailed written
report of its findings with photos, a DVD of the inspection, corrective recommendations
and cost estimates.
The
council approved unanimously the resolution in regards to Homer Municipal Airport improvements. According to Town Attorney Jim Colvin, this means that since
the town has repaired the apron, it will be able to move forward with the other
improvements. In other words, they can now spend the grant money requested.
According
to the objective, improvements include rehabilitating runway lighting, acquire
property, improve fencing, construct a partial parallel taxiway and rehabilitate
the runway and apron, at an estimated cost of $2,711,000.
The
council also approved:
• an
ordinance authorizing the issuance not to exceed $500,000 of Hospital Revenue
Bonds, Series 2009 for the purchase of a CT scanner for Homer Memorial Hospital
• a
quote from Lights Out Electrical Repairs, Inc., of Minden, for electrical work
on Main Street outside power connections for the cost of $2,195
• a
quote for termite treatment at the Herbert S. Ford museum for a cost of
approximately $2,000
• an
increase in the fire service fees and rental fees for the Homer Fire Station.
Fire service fees went from $250 to $350, and rental fees from $150 to $250.
Financial
Consultant James Colvin Sr. also warned the council to be careful about
spending outside the budget. He said the numbers show that the town’s budget is
getting close to the 5 percent mark, to which the law states that if a
municipality or governmental entity spends outside the budget over 5 percent,
then the budget must be formally amended. Sales tax revenue is down
approximately $87,000 and garbage collection is down $21,000 this year so far.
Utilities revenue is also down.
The
next town council meeting will be held November 2, at 6 p.m. in council chambers, located at the Homer Police Station. For more information, please call
town hall at 318-927-3555.
October: National Domestic Abuse
Awareness Month
JIMMY DEAN, Feature Writer
Since
October is National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, Claiborne Parish DART is
preparing for its annual vigil to remember victims of domestic violence. Set
for noon Thursday, October 29, on the Courthouse Square in Homer, the vigil is
a way to remember women and children killed by their abusers. Unfortunately,
three more names were added to the local list of victims since the last vigil.
Red,
life-sized silhouettes will be displayed again this year, each representing a
woman or a child brutally killed as a result of domestic violence.
Mary
Ellen Gamble, DART Advocate for Claiborne Parish, urges everyone to attend this
year’s vigil. As the Claiborne Parish Advocate, her goal is to raise community
awareness of domestic abuse.
“By
working with community leaders and other interested persons, we can do a lot to
combat the crime of domestic abuse,” said Gamble.
She
pointed out that a 2007 FBI study shows Louisiana ranks number one in the
nation for the rate of women killed by men during incidents of domestic
violence. Gamble observed that Louisiana’s rate is almost double the national
rate. She asks that you contact her at 927-2818 for information on how you can
help.
If you
or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse, please call Mary Ellen
Gamble at 927-2818 or the 24-hour crisis line at 888-411-1333. All calls are
confidential, and services are free.
Meet Claiborne Academy’s 2009 Homecoming
Court
Members of the Claiborne Academy
Homecoming court are, front row, from left, Sophomore Maid Alayna Dickey,
Homecoming Queen Jessica Tinsley and Freshman Maid Mary Laura Clark; middle
row, Senior Maid Shea Reeder and Junior Maid Abigail Bass; back row, Football
Sweetheart Robin Wilder and Spirit Sweetheart Miller Claire Killgore. The Claiborne Academy Homecoming court will be presented in halftime ceremonies during the game
with Prairie View of Bastrop on Friday night. The school is also celebrating
the 40th anniversary of its founding.
A Day at the Farm: Hill Farm holds field
day
The Guardian-Journal photo/Jenni Williams
Area citizens that attended the Hill Farm
Field Day on October 1 were treated to a hayride tour of the many different
research sites located on the research station.
JENNI WILLIAMS, The Guardian-Journal
The
Hill Farm Research Station recently held a field day on Thursday, October 1 in
the recently constructed maintenance shed.
Exhibits
were on display inside the new building for visitors to get first-hand
knowledge on the many areas of research conducted on the farm.
One
such display was sponsored by the LSU AgCenter and served the purpose of
teaching children how to live healthier lives. Many area schools will soon be
implementing the program in which there are instructional books, DVDs and
dolls. Inside the bodies of the dolls are each of the human organs and the
human brain.
The
goal of this brand new program is to teach children how to have healthy bodies
and active minds through low fat, high fiber, exercise and ingesting lots of
water. It is an interactive, educational program designed to help prevent
childhood obesity. The program is a joint initiative of the LSU AgCenter and
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation.
Other
displays informed visitors about agritourism, forestry, poultry, water
conservation, and many other current issues.
After
visitors were given free reign of the exhibit area, a lunch of gourmet
sandwiches and ice cream was served. The ice cream, commonly know as ‘Tiger
Bite,’ is produced right here in the state at Louisiana State University and is
a mix of vanilla ice cream with purple swirls of blueberry and gold swirls of
orange sherbet, hence the reference to LSU Tigers.
Dr.
Allen Nipper, resident director of the Hill Farm, opened the after-lunch
program by informing the attendees of all the progress the Hill Farm is
currently undergoing.
From the
construction of the new, enclosed maintenance shed and open-air equipment shed
to future plans of tearing down the current maintenance shed and moving it
elsewhere on the property and installing new, matching facades on current
buildings, the Hill Farm is in the process of a major facelift.
Much of
the Farm’s improvement funds have been insurance payouts due to weather damage
during wind storms, the sale of a beef cattle herd more than five years ago
and a one-time deferred maintenance fund from the government.
“Our
goal is to have all the buildings up-to-date, modern and looking alike,” Dr.
Nipper said.
Taking
the microphone after Dr. Nipper was LSU AgCenter Chancellor Dr. William
Richardson.
Dr.
Richardson explained to the attendees that the Hill Farm is owned by the
average citizen and run with money received from taxes.
“Taxpayers
actually own the facility. We [LSUAgCenter] are just managers, which is why
visitors are welcome at any time. We want to continue this type of programming
to get people to the research stations to see just what we are doing,” Richardson said.
Commissioner
of Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain addressed the
crowd next.
Strain
informed everyone of the importance of these research stations and how the
information gained by each station’s research can benefit Louisiana’s farmers.
“We
want to raise the same products in the same area that they are grown to
experience the same soil, pests and conditions. If we don’t get the knowledge
gained from this type of research, then it’s no good to even do it,” he said.
He
continued, “With 26 ports in Louisiana, and no other place in the country with
that number, we need to take advantage of what we have.”
With a
$30 billion agriculture base for the state, Strain is making it his goal for
area farmers to keep more of the money they make. The state will face many
challenges in the next year or so, but he plans to work hard to keep every
farmer in business.
“Today’s
message is more about tomorrow than today -- to move forward. We will have
great challenges, but we need to face them together,” he said.
Drawing
the program to a close, vice-chancellors of the LSU AgCenter, Drs. David
Boethel and Paul Coreil reinforced points made by the previous speakers.
Roger Husser, LSU AgCenter
director of facilities planning, reiterated the ongoing improvements made to
the Hill Farm.
Following
the program, a half dozen hayrides offered the attendees an up close view of
the various commodities sites with talks at each stop by Hill Farm researchers
and personnel.
The
different sites included management of clover with Dr. Buddy Pitman, external
and internal parasites of beef cattle with Dr. Sid DeRouen, tube heat versus
radiant heat in poultry houses with Dr. Theresia Lavergne, validation for BMP’s
for water quality and antimicrobial resistance of bacteria from agricultural
sources by Dr. Bill Owens and advanced families of pine trees by Dr. Michael
Blazier.
The
Hill Farm would like to thank the many businesses that took the time to set up
exhibits and their sponsorship. They are Coca Cola Bottling of Minden, Inc.,
Dairy Farmers of America, Fred Smith & Sons, Inc., Foster Poultry Farms,
Homer Motor Supply Co, Inc., Jones Hamilton Co., LATCO, Inc., Louisiana
AgCenter Credit, ACA, Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association, Louisiana Federal Land
Bank, Lynn’s Flower Ship, O’Neal’s Farm and Garden, Pafford Emergency Medical
Services, Pennington Seed, Petrus Feed and Seed, Raeford Farms of Louisiana,
LLC, South Claiborne Water System, Inc., and The Wax Company, LLC.
Visit
the LSU AgCenter web site at www.lsuagcenter.com for more information.
