By Georgia Peck
WAFB-TV 9
Louisiana farmers are no strangers to the aftermath of a hurricane, but damage to sugarcane from Francine will make this year’s harvest season more challenging.
Sugarcane is Louisiana’s biggest row crop, with a $4 billion economic impact on the state. Winds from Francine tore through several parishes, including Assumption, where Rodney Simoneaux grows and produces 1,600 acres of sugarcane on his family farm.