I wanted to see if #FernFriday could be a thing? I was walking in the Beauregard Town Neighborhood in Downtown #BatonRouge, #Louisiana when I came across these Resurrection #Ferns, Pleopeltis polypodioides, growing on the base of a tree. I thought they looked photogenic in the little patches of #moss they were growing in. The recent rains have insured they are well hydrated and unfurled. #Mosstodon probably also applies here.
#Spring is in full swing here in #BatonRouge #Louisiana! It’s now time for the glory of the Chinese Fringe Trees. This particular specimen is found at the corner of Fifth Street and Spanish Town Road in the historic #SpanishTown Neighborhood. I wanted to share it to the #bloomscrolling community!
It’s #azalea season in #BatonRouge #Louisiana and this time I thought I’d share the white flowering variety. These particular shrubs were formed into a hedge in front of a historical bungalow in the #SpanishTown neighborhood. I figured they would be of interest to #bloomscrolling and #gardening. The key to getting these type of blooms is not to prune in the fall after the buds are set. If you do that you will only see flowers on the inside of the shrub.
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For #bloomscrolling I wanted to share the beauty of these #azalea bushes I encountered on my walk today in Downtown #BatonRouge. These are an old-fashioned variety growing in front of a historic home. #Azaleas are amazing right now, they always make #spring in the #south extra special. Most of the year they are just a shrub, but at this time they are glorious.
Today I saw these old style #camellias while walking in downtown #BatonRouge #Louisiana. I was struck by the rose like flowers. I thought they would be a good topic for #bloomscrolling. Since they are cultivated, they probably are #gardening material as well. Camellias are such great flowers, because they are evergreen and bloom in the late winter when little else is growing. #Bromeliad fans might notice a few sprigs of #Tillandsia growing on the stems of the bush.
Looking to see if there was any news of #protests in #BatonRouge today, I was reminded of the most powerful image to come from the 2016 BLM protests. Saints grant me this kind of strength on the line.
#PBS 
#NewYork doctor indicted over online prescription of #abortionpill in #Louisiana
For #FungiFriday I present this fallen branch that is covered in a striped bracket fungus that I believe is Turkey Tail #Fungus, Trametes versicolor. This photo was taken at Brooks Park in #BatonRouge #Louisiana on November 3, 2024.
#louisiana General Election is THIS Saturday, December 7, with voters statewide set to vote on 4 constitutional amendments, and #batonrouge residents on the next mayor-president!
On election day, polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., and anyone in line at 8 p.m. can vote.
To find the proper voting location, registered voters should have received an information card in the mail indicating their polling place based on their address..
The registration deadline passed on Nov. 16, so voters should confirm their registration status before heading to the polls. All voters must have a photo ID such as a driver's license, military identification or an LA Wallet digital driver's license. Those without an ID can obtain a Louisiana special identification card by presenting their voter registration information to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles or casting their vote via their signature on a voter affidavit. #uspol #election #election2024 #uspolitics #vote
For #FungiFriday I wanted to present this little clump of #mushrooms that popped up in my yard in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. The Seek App tells me it is the Ringless Honey Mushroom (Armillaria tabescens) and that it might be bioluminescent. I’ll have to go look at it tonight!
Gov. Landry wants to flatten the corporate tax rate—from 7.5% in the highest bracket—and install a flat 3% tax rate for all businesses no matter how much profit they take.
How will #Louisiana survive the loss of revenue? Cuts to spending, of course.
Didn’t we try this under Jindal? Didn’t we all see how terrible that was?
Contact your representatives and urge them to oppose this madness!
For #ThickTrunkTuesday I took a picture of these majestic spreading Live Oak trees. These trees are growing along a path at City Park in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. Since I took these pictures on Sunday 11/3/24, I guess it also could be a #SilentSunday picture.
#Today I was walking in the Spanish Town Neighborhood in #BatonRouge #Louisiana when I saw this Candle Bush #flower and I thought it would be a good candidate for #bloomscrolling.
But acc/to a review of arrests in the 5 months since the #law took effect, most of the 17-yr-olds booked in 3 of the state’s largest parishes have NOT been accused of #violent #crimes. Verite News & ProPublica identified 203 17-yr-olds who were arrested in #Orleans, #Jefferson & East #BatonRouge parishes April–September. A total of 141, or 69%, were arrested for offenses that are not listed as violent crimes in #Louisiana law, acc/to our analysis of #jail rosters, #court records & DA data.
A #Law to Target #Teen #Violence led to 17-Yr-Olds Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses
In Feb, a prosecutor from a #rural area outside #BatonRouge asked… #Louisiana’s Senate #judiciary cmte to imagine a frightening scene:You are home w/your wife at 4AM when suddenly a 17-yr-old w/a gun appears. The teenager won’t hesitate, DA Tony Clayton said. “He will kill you & your wife.”
#law #JusticeReform #CommunityServices #AdolescentMentalHealth #racism #FearMongering
https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-teens-prosecution-reverse-raise-the-age
#America's Notorious '#CancerAlley' Is Even More #Toxic Than We Thought
A new study finds levels of the #carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the #EPA’s models.
By Naveena Sadasivam, Grist
June 11, 2024
"Since the 1980s, the 85-mile stretch of the #MississippiRiver that connects #NewOrleans and #BatonRouge, #Louisiana, has been known as “Cancer Alley.” The name stems from the fact that the area’s residents have a 95% greater chance of developing cancer than the average American. A big reason for this is the concentration of industrial facilities along the corridor — particularly #petrochemical manufacturing plants, many of which emit ethylene oxide, an extremely potent toxin that is considered a carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Agency and has been linked to breast and lung cancers."
For #FungiFriday I wanted to share these False Parasol #Mushrooms that are springing up in yards in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. They have been encouraged by recent heavy rains. #sporospondence
