More than 120,000 people are without power because of the deadly ice storm. Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who represents all of North Louisiana, says Monroe is the hardest hit area of the state as more than 45,000 customers in the parish do not have electricity. Campbell says the buildup of ice on tree limbs has led to many of the outages.
Read MoreHas your agricultural operation been impacted by a winter storm? USDA is here to help you prepare for and recover from blizzards, freeze, frost and other cold weather events.
Read MoreConditions slowly improving across the state ... almost all of south Louisiana is ice-free.
After a bitterly cold start to Monday, most of the southern half of the state should get above freezing during the day, albeit just barely.
Jeff Landry declared a statewide state of emergency Thursday as Louisiana braces for a potentially dangerous winter weather event expected to bring ice, snow and days of freezing temperatures, particularly across the northern half of the state.
Read MoreThe federal government has been approved to assist Louisiana with Winter Storm Fern.
President Donald Trump approved the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist all 64 parishes with disaster relief resulting from the storm Jan.23.
Read MoreCrawfish season is officially underway across Louisiana, but farmers say weather conditions and rising production costs could influence how the season unfolds.
Read MoreIn 2026, cotton farmers can expect commercial availability of 13 new varieties. Here is the annual roundup of the newest varieties for farmers across the Cotton Belt.
Read MoreChina has moved to diversify its sources of grains in recent years and has shifted to buying more Brazilian soybeans.
Read MoreThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has opened applications for summer 2026 semester internships in the association’s Colorado headquarters and Washington, D.C. office. Internships are available for public policy and meetings and events.
Read MoreThe USDA-Economic Research Service (ERS) December update to Commodity Costs and Returns provides a comprehensive look at per-acre production costs for the nine principal row crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice, barley, oats, peanuts and sorghum
Read MoreReports from the NWS offices in Shreveport and Jackson (MS) are noting some significant ice accumulations over sections of northern Louisiana today, mainly in the form of sleet. Community commentary relayed through the NWS indicate sleet totals reaching or exceeding 1” in a number of locations across the northern tier of parishes, especially in parts of NE Louisiana (see photos from Ouachita Parish as examples … and thanks to NWS/Shreveport for posting these).
Read MoreConfidence is "HIGH" for an impactful, dangerous and potentially crippling winter weather event this weekend for north Louisiana ... beginning as early as this evening for northwestern parishes and continuing into next week with bitterly-cold Arctic air.
Read MoreThe storm that we’ve been forecasting for days is still a day away for most of Louisiana! There will be wide ranging impacts across Louisiana, and while I won’t get too specific in one given area, I will say that a large part of north and central Louisiana need to be prepared for power outages, followed by very cold temperatures.
Read MoreCattle producers across northeast Louisiana are encouraged to register now for one of the LSU AgCenter’s hallmark livestock education programs — the 2026 Northeast Region Master Cattleman Course, hosted this year in Union Parish, along with the Advanced Master Cattleman Program to be held at Hill Farm.
Read MoreFarm leaders urged lawmakers to work quickly to include additional aid for farmers and language aimed at allowing year-round use of 15% ethanol blended gasoline, or E15, in appropriations bills being drafted this month.
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