Louisiana's sugar cane production is booming.But producers say costs are rising too, and a new farm bill with a stronger safety net is needed. At the American Sugar Cane League annual meeting ...

A worker greases a roller wheel on the belt system as ground up sugar cane rolls out of one of the drying areas of the Cora Texas Sugar Mill on Monday, October 16, 2023 in White Castle, Louisiana.

Celebrate Louisiana's sweetest commodity at the Sugar Cane Festival this weekend in New Iberia. This three-day festival began Thursday and ends Sunday. The events include photo and art exhibits ...

The sugar cane industry is a large one here in Louisiana and concerns are high. Kenneth Gravois, a sugar cane specialist with the LSU Agricultural Center, spoke to WWL’s Tommy Tucker about how ...

An agriculture expert says this year's Louisiana sugarcane crop had great growing conditions although some crops were damaged by Hurricane Francine's strong winds.

Construction is set to begin on a $70 million Louisiana plant that will turn sugar cane bagasse into fuel pellets. The plant is projected to create 340,000 metric tons of fuel pellets annually.

A Louisiana paper, the Ascension Leader, of Nov. 18, says: "From what we can learn, the cane in this parish is beginning to yield pretty well, giving an average of from one to one and three ...

‘Sugar Babies’ Review: A Louisiana TikToker Hopes to Flirt Her Way Out of Poverty in a Surface-Level Portrait Rachel Fleit's documentary commendably doesn't judge its young, callow subjects ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn about the dangers posed by sugar cane field burning and hear from one nonprofit about their research into alternatives. Plus, we hear about the findings ...

But producers say costs are rising too, and a new farm bill with a stronger safety net is needed. At the American Sugar Cane League annual meeting Tuesday in Baton Rouge, Dr. Robert Johansson, the ...

Our biggest risk is freeze.” Last December, an arctic blast sent temperatures below freezing for three days in Louisiana, hurting the last of the sugar cane crop, but it was still a near-record ...

The Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival and Fair will take place the last full weekend in September following last year's cancellation.