Residents of White Castle and surrounding areas invited to attend a Listening Session

White Castle residents and individuals from surrounding areas are invited to attend a Listening Session hosted by the Southern University Land-Grant Campus at 6 p.m. on October 9 at the White Castle Community Center, 32725 Bowie Street.

“We want to hear the needs and concerns of the citizens,” said Bobby R. Phills, Chancellor-Dean of the Southern University Land-Grant Campus. “It’s our desire to use the information received from the listening session to implement strategies, seminars and workshops to assist the community.”

The Southern University Agricultural Land-Grant Campus is comprised of the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the Southern University College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences.

The Campus’ programs focus on, but are not limited to:

---Sustainable Agricultural Systems

---Community and Economic Development

---Health and Nutrition

---Family and Human Development

---Urban Forestry and Natural Resources

---Youth Development

For additional information about the Listening Session in White Castle, contact the Office of the Chancellor for the Southern University Land-Grant Campus at 225-771-2242.

Contributed by Southern University AgCenter