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Natchitoches Grant La Salle
Rapides Avoyelles Evangeline
Vernon Allen
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England Air Park
Kisatchie National Forest
Alexandria & Pineville Re dR ive r
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Forest Hill H I-4 WY 9 71
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Paper Industry
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Red Ri v er
Dean Lee I-4 9 71 Hwy
Forest Hill Nursery Industry
Forest Industry
Aquaculture Area Bayou Boeuf Agricultural Area
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HISTORY Oakland Plantation
Oakland Plantation Chambers/Quantico Plantation
•Josiah Chambers purchased 6,000 acres in the early 1800’s. • Josiah Jr. upgraded the property and developed strong transportation links via roads, bayou navigation, and railroad. • Built a race track • Eventually included almost 10,000 acres of which 2,500 were improved. • Oakland was a very diversified plantation, inventory included: 46 horses 53 working oxen 119 asses and mules 330 head of cattle 300 sheep 440 swine 336 slaves • Oakland produced annually: 750 bales cotton 678 hogheads sugar 20,000 bushels corn 700 1bs wool 600 bushels beans 600 bushels irish potatoes 3,500 bushels sweet potatoes • After the civil war Chambers was forced to sell 5,000 acres to avoid bankruptucy
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HISTORY Dean Lee Research Station
LSUA Dean Lee Property
•Acquired by the Board of Supervisors in 1945 for establishment of agricultural and vocational schools • In 1968 the research station became part of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station and is one of 17 branch locations. • Comprises 2,900 acres of land, 1,750 of which are in pasture or cultivation. The remaining is in hardwood timber. • Research is conducted on weed control, agronomic crops, beef cattle, swine and livestock performance testing. Much of the research is applicable to other parts of the state and the southern region of the United States.
LSUA •Established as a two year community college in 1959 utilizing part of Dean Lee Agricultural Research Station •Fully accredited in 1974 and 1994
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2001 Existing Plan Golf Course Physical Education Science Library Nursing Union Administration O&M
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2001 PMLA Inventory and Anaylsis: •Topography •Vegetation •Drainage •Circulation •Land Use
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Inventory and anaylsis summary
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Dean Lee & LSUA Common Issues •Drainage Issues •Circulation Issues • Utility Issues •Maintenance Issues •Efficiency Issues
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Dean Lee Research Station
Dean Lee Research Station 1,150 Acres woodland 1,750 Acres crops & pasture
Rapides Parish
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Adjacent Cities and Major Transportation Facilities I-49
Ball Tioga
Boyce
Deville
England Air Park Alexandria
Hwy 28
Alexandria / Pineville Pineville Red River Transportation: Red River Airport Interstate Hwy System
Woodworth Elmer Lecompte
Hwy 165
Hwy 71 Forest Hill
Cheneyville
Glenmora
Rapides Parish
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Nursery, Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forest Industry
National Forest Developing Aquaculture
State Forest
Primary Row Crop Production Cotton Corn Soybeans
Trees -Louisiana’s No.1 crop 108 million planted each year Forest cover 48% of state $105 million annual impact on Rapides parish economy
Booker Fowler Fish Hatchery Forest Hill Nursery Industry 243 Nurseries $52 million annual income ($110 million statewide)
2,000 employed
Rapides Parish
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Dean Lee Research Station
Forestry LSUA Agriculture Aquaculture Horticulture
Rapides Parish
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THE FUTURE ?
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WETLANDS RESEARCH Fresh water wetlands reclamation and
BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING,
Storm water control and aquifer recharge ECOLOGY, HYDROLOGY, ENVIRO-SCIENCE, Wastewater filtration
MEDICINE, AGRICULTURE
Toxic site filtration and restoration Aquatic biology and bio-diversity
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NURSERY INDUSTRY (Forest Hill Interface) Commercial plant production and marketing BUSINESS, MARKETING Sod development and production research FOOD SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT Orchard and food production research
PLANT SCIENCE
Golf course management
PEST & DISEASE CONTROL
FORESTRY (Kisatche National Forest Interface) Urban forestry research and management Commercial timber management
SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT BUSINESS, IDUSTRIAL ARTS
Forest products research
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RESEARCH COORDINATION & CLEARINGHOUSE Provision for research results dissemination Workshop presentations Interface between food and processing industry and agriculture
VALUE-ADDED RESEARCH Developing processing, packaging, shipping, and storage Product research, marketing and distribution Trade policy research and market development
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ROW CROP AND OTHER NON-TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE Precision Agriculture
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Genetic research and testing
SCIENCE, METEOROLOGY
Equipment design and testing
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Aquaculture
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LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT ALEXANDRIA
Physical Education Science Library
Loop Road Education
Nursing Administration
Business Administration
Union Performing Arts Center
Student Residential
New Technology Center
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LSUA Campus LSU Ag Center Campus Conference Center/ Exhibit Hall Classrooms and Office Space Research Labs Research & Exhibition Greenhouses -
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