By Meggan Franks, Garcia, Andrew, Friedland, Carol, Mithila, Shifat, Divine, April, Rahim, Md Adilur, Conger, Stacia
LSU AgCenter
Louisiana is one of the most vulnerable U.S. states to extreme weather events due to its high frequency of natural disasters. Of these disasters, drought is the most expensive risk to Louisiana agriculture, accounting for 95% of projected crop losses by 2050.