Wind, Rain Deal Blow To Harvested Rice
By Bruce Schultz
LSU AgCenter
Rice farmers without electricity across southwest Louisiana are struggling to save their rice crop in storage.
Farmer Paul Johnson, of Bell City, had a good rice crop harvested long before Hurricane Laura hit the Louisiana coast on Aug. 27.
He stored his grain at a dryer facility in Thornwell, but the storm blew parts of the roof away, exposing his rice to rain. Without electricity, he was not able to dry the grain.