Local Rum Distillery Changes Name, Rebrands to Make Rum from Sugarcane

By Trinity Velazquez

WVLA-TV 33

The family-owned distillery is now known as Oxbow Rum Distillery and will begin making rum from local sugarcane. The new distillery’s name comes from the ancient Mississippi River oxbow in Pointe Coupee Parish, according to an official press release.