Louisiana's fall sugar cane crop dampened by weather woes

Louisiana's sugar cane farmers struggled with extreme weather and flooding this year, which could make a dent in the nation's sugar crop.

Farmers grappled with rain that fell day after day during a cooler spring, followed by a blistering hot and dry late summer that browned their fields. An early frost forced some to replant their crops in the spring, then cut the growing season short when cold temperatures returned.