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Severe weather impacts rice milling
The rice industry was reeling from severe weather in 2020 – the most named hurricanes to hit the U.S. ever and devastating wildfires out west.
Nearly 3 inches of snow and ice cover a sugarcane row on Fletcher Bubenzer’s farm near Bunkie. Louisiana had more than 60 hours of subfreezing temperatures, including record low temperatures in the low teens across much of the northern sugarcane growing regions. (Photo provided by Fletcher Bubenzer)
‘Wait and see’ approach taken to sugarcane freeze damage
More than 60 hours of subfreezing temperatures, including lows in the mid- to lower teens in the northern region of the Louisiana sugarcane belt, has many growers concerned about the effects it wil
Nungesser grants official pardon to ‘Lafitte’
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an official pardon to Lafitte the Crawfish during the Fifth Annual Pardoning of the Craw
APSO Daily Bookings: February 21 - 23
February 21
• Eduardo Morales Abarca, Iota: OWI - first offense ($2,500 bond).