LSU AgCenter Pays Tribute to Avoyelles Parish Sweet Potato Industry with Release of New, Early-maturing Variety

By Olivia McClure

LSU AgCenter

It can be harvested up to 30 days sooner than other sweet potatoes. It is a high yielder and tastes great, though its skin is a shade lighter than the sweet potatoes many Louisianans are accustomed to.

It’s the LSU AgCenter’s newest sweet potato variety, Avoyelles — named for the parish where scientists initially saw its potential and a parish that has played a central role in the state’s sweet potato industry for decades.

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