SU Land-Grant Campus holds Regional Family and Youth Expo in St. Helena Parish

Sample activities at the St. Helena Expo

Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus held the first of three regional family and youth expositions at the St. Helena College and Career Academy in Greensburg, La. on June 30.

Dr. Dawn Mellion-Patin, Vice Chancellor for Extension and Outreach, was on hand to bring greetings to the more than 114 youth and adult participants. 

The expo, themed “Cultivating the Next Generation of Ag Leaders,” is part of the Campus’s culminating event for its 2017 youth development programs.

The expo featured interactive learning activities including a petting zoo, crop demonstration, mud painting, etiquette, farming presentations by local farmers, social media, cooking demonstration, fire & flood, entrepreneurship, Indian History and much more.

For additional information, contact Nicolette Gordon at 225-222-4136 or email nicolette_gordon@sugcenter.com.

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