Dry Weather Will Increase Sugarcane Crops (with video)

by Kaitlin Rust, KPLC TV Lake Charles

Local sugarcane farmer, Maurico Santacolomo, predicts a 15 percent growth on his 16 farms. All thanks to the drier weather the region has been experiencing. On the drought map, key sugarcane parishes like Jeff Davis and Calcasieu are labeled as "abnormally dry."