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East Carroll 4-H - July 2026

Lekeisha Lucas

LSU AgCenter Intern Willis Nelson, Jr. led a hands-on workshop for 4-H Junior leaders teaching them how build and fly drones.

A boy assembling a small drone.
A man with a group of teenagers holding small drones.
A man flying a small drone.


Agri-STEM Adventures at East Carroll Parish Library - East Carroll youth enjoyed two exciting days of hands-on STEM learning led by LSU AgCenter Intern Willis Nelson, Jr. and assisted by Cooperative Extension Staff. Participants explored how science, technology, engineering, and agriculture connect through teamwork, creativity, problem-solving, and fun through icebreakers, by the science of making ice cream in a bag, operating the SeaPerch underwater rover, and simulating corn transportation across the Mississippi River via an interactive boat challenge. They also explored how drones are transforming modern agriculture and built their own drone.

A man with a group of kids posing for a picture.
A boy holding a clear bag while a man pours something into it.
A boy putting some kind of floating device with wires attached into a tub of water.
A man standing by a small stack of build-it-yourself drone kits.
Two young men with a group of teenagers posing for a picture.
A woman and a man watching some kids work on a project.
A girl watching a boy take something out of a small box.
A boy holding a small drone and the remote control for it.
Some kids with red balloons.
A woman talking to a group of kids outside.
A man helping a little boy assemble something with small pieces.
A woman opening a mason jar of milk for a boy.
Two kids holding gallon size freezer bags.
A woman talking to a group of kids in a room.
Some kids operating remote controlled flotation devices in a tub of water outside.
An older boy helping a younger boy assemble something with small pieces.


Chloe and Collin Smith showed their goats at the Watermelon Festival.

A man and a girl standing by a white goat. Watermelon Festival. Watermelon Classic Livestock Show Reserve Champion.
A man and a boy standing by a white and black goat. Watermelon Festival. Watermelon Classic Livestock Show Grand Champion.
A man and a girl standing by a black goat. Watermelon Festival. Watermelon Classic Livestock Show Reserve Champion.


The NELA Children's Museum hosted a Be a Chemist workshop at the East Carroll Parish Library where youth explored four exciting chemistry careers - forensic, materials, medicinal, and water chemistry - through fun, hands-on activities.

A woman helping three kids with a science experiment.
A boy doing a science experiment with powder and liquid.
Two boys working on a science experiment.
A man helping a girl do a science experiment with liquid.
Some kids reading colored test strips.
A boy holding a small, labeled container.
A woman helping a boy with a science experiment using liquid and test strips.
A girl and a boy doing a science experiment using liquid and test strips.
Three girls doing a science experiment with liquid and test strips.
A girl and two boys doing a science experiment using a powder and liquid.
8/11/2026 1:27:44 PM
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