LSU Aquaculture Research Station World’s Largest Crawfish L to R: Vance Watson Mississippi State...

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U Aquaculture Research Station World’s Largest Crawfish L to R : Vance Watson Mississippi State Univ. Bill Brown Louisiana State Univ. Tom Helms Exec. Dir. SAAESD “Here’s a big one! A tasty meal prepared by the Facility staff. Catfish fillets and crawfish Salad Hush puppies Roll Potato salad

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LSU Aquaculture Research Station

World’sLargestCrawfish

L to R:Vance Watson Mississippi State Univ.

Bill Brown Louisiana State Univ.

Tom Helms Exec. Dir. SAAESD

“Here’s a big one!

A tasty mealprepared by theFacility staff.

Catfish fillets and crawfish

Salad

Hush puppies

Roll

Potato salad

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Larry RogersRetired Vice Chancellor and DirectorLSU Ag Center

Catfish Rearing Experiment

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Crawfish harvesting

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Young crawfish attached to mother(above) and free of mother (right).

146 experimental ponds, ranging in size from 0.02 to 17.0 acres

and totaling 100 surface acres; more than 200 outdoor fiberglass

pools; a fish hatchery and a greenhouse.

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LSU Sugar Research Station (Sugarcane Breeding)

Photoperiod Induction Chambers

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LSU Sugar Research Station

The Sugar Station is the oldest station of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. It was founded in 1885.

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Chef John Folse

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Bob Shulstad, Univ. of Georgia

Barbara Brown and Carole Jubb Charlie and Julia Scifres, Texas A&M

Vance WatsonMississippi State Univ.

L to R: Jerry Cherry and Jerry Arkin; Univ. of Georgia,Fred Knapp, Univ. of Ky; Greg Weidemann, Univ. of Ark.

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Larry Rogers (Before and After!)

2000 SAAESD MeetingVirgin Islands

2001 SAAESD MeetingBaton Rogue