News

For the complete text of any news release, please click on the date. News release summaries are in reverse chronological order, placing the most recent releases at the top of the page. Files are saved as Adobe PDF documents and can be read using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in.

May 13, 2008

The staff of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum will host the Lake Providence AARP annual picnic on the museum grounds.

April 21, 2008

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is partnering with the East Carroll Parish School Board, the Friends of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, Louisiana Farm Bureau, the Louisiana State University Agriculture Center Cooperative Extension Service, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation and the Southern University Cooperative Extension Service to present Ag Safety Day. The activities will be held on the grounds of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum on Wednesday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.

March 13, 2008

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Plantation Hall, a multipurpose meeting facility on the grounds of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum. Secretary Dardenne was joined by the area legislative delegation, town officials, governing board members and the Friends of the Louisiana State Cotton Museum in the first step toward the construction of the facility.

April 20, 2007

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is partnering with the Progressive Agriculture Foundation, the East Carroll Parish School Board and the LSU Agriculture Center Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service to present Ag and Home Safety Day. The activities will be held on the museum’s grounds on April 25 from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m.

March 28, 2007

Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is partnering with the town of Lake Providence and the East Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office for a community Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt will be held on the museum’s grounds on April 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.