Raising Sugarcane is South Louisiana Way of Life, Positioned for Growth

By Stacey Henson, The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette

As America's love affair with sugar continues, Louisiana sugarcane production is expected to feed its voracious appetite, closing in on 500,000 acres, experts say. But it's harder to say what this year's harvest will yield. "A lot of things go into a good crop," said Kenneth Gravois, LSU AgCenter sugarcane specialist. "Weather from here on out is the first thing."