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Record Sugar Cane Harvest Expected Play Video
December 27, 2011 6:58 PM
It was a great year for sugar-cane farmers. Experts believe farmers produced record levels of raw sugar this year. Chad Hanks is a sugar-cane farmer in Duson. For nearly two decades he has worked in the business and says he's seen good and bad harvest seasons. Because this season was... more » -
Record Sugar Harvest Expected
December 27, 2011 8:00 AM
PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) - The 2011 sugar cane harvest is close to wrapping up, and industry watchers say Louisiana farmers should produce record levels of raw sugar this year. Kenneth Gravois, sugar-cane specialist with the LSU AgCenter says the total tonnage of cane harvested per acre in Louisiana will be... more » -
Rig in Baldwin Canal
May 5, 2010 7:27 PM
A different oil rig is causing some concern in St. Mary Parish. The rig rolled into the Baldwin Canal on Friday. It is a drilling barge that was being dismantled for scraps at T. Moore Services just south of US 90. There wasn't any oil on board because the... more » -
Refinery bringing hope of good times to Louisiana sugar
February 19, 2010 9:15 AM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana sugar cane growers and the sugar processing industry are uniting to get the product from the fields to the consumer in a direct line. Cane growers hope the deal will boost their $2 billion annual industry, which has struggled with flat prices over two decades... more » -
Rainy Conditions Hurt Sugar Crop Returns
December 23, 2009 4:35 PM
Sugar farmers are having a down season in Vermilion Parish. Nearly 16 inches of rain over the past two months have left the ground muddy and slick. That's causing a low yield from crops. Since farm equipment is also driven on public streets that also means farmers must scraping... more » -
Jeanerette's Christmas Celebration
December 1, 2009 12:14 PM
The City of Jeanerette's annual Christmas Celebration will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009 at 6pm at the Sugar City Plaza next to City Hall. more » -
Sugarcane Crops- A Reason to Celebrate in Iberia Parish
September 24, 2009 1:46 PM
The sugarcane season officially begins this weekend with the start of Iberia Parish's "Sugarcane Festival." This season is looking good-- a reason for farmers to celebrate. After hurricanes Gustav and Ike last year, sugarcane farmers got off to a late and rocky start. Their crops were severely damaged and... more »
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