Louisiana Lawmakers Aim to Curb Farmland Purchases by Nation’s Enemies

By Victor Skinner

The Center Square

Foreign adversaries could be banned from owning or leasing agricultural lands in Louisiana under legislation approved in a House committee this week.

House Bill 125, sponsored by Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, is pending a floor vote in the House after members of the Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Committee unanimously approved the measure on Wednesday. Similar legislation is pending in the Senate.

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