Downtown Crowley will welcome festivalgoers for four days of music, food, carnival rides and rice traditions when the 89th International Rice Festival returns Oct. 15-18.
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SpaceX is planning to build a massive maritime shipping complex on Louisiana's Gulf Coast, complete with docking facilities, access roads and extensive cargo-handling areas, according to state records detailing the company's expanding plans in Vermilion Parish.
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Governor Jeff Landry announces the state is in the process of investing $3.5 billion in rural Louisiana. $1.5 billion of that is in federal broadband funding. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of ConnectLA, says by the end of 2026, he expects 95% of Louisiana to have access to reliable internet.
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For years, the shrimping industry has battled wave after wave of challenges, from surges of imported shrimp to plummeting prices and wild weather. Now, a new threat looms: skyrocketing diesel fuel costs.
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Afternoons in the 90s remain in the forecast this week, but a cold front will deliver cooler temperatures for the weekend.
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LSU AgCenter nutrition and community health agents were recently recognized for distinguished service and outstanding programs at the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Session in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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What happens to a crop after it leaves the farm can be just as important as what happens while it is growing.
Avery Davidson sits down at the Port of New Orleans with U.S. Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary Michael Rutherford, Port NOLA Chief Commercial Officer Kristi App and Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain to follow agriculture from the farm gate to the global marketplace.
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Families looking for fall activities can find corn mazes, seasonal treats, and outdoor attractions at CM Farms in Dry Creek, which is celebrating its 17th season and America’s 250th birthday!
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This National Farmer’s Day, we celebrate all the sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers who work tirelessly to produce America’s sugar.
October marks not only spooky season, but it’s also harvest season for both sugarbeet and sugarcane farmers. While families across the country prepare for a Halloween filled with sweet treats, our family farmers are hard at work producing the key ingredient that makes it all possible.
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A fuel economist says over-the-road diesel prices have slightly backed off from their record high set late last month.
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Summer is not ready to give up its season grip as highs in the 90°s will be common this week.
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A market analyst says the USDA surprised grain traders with its corn yield increase in its October supply and demand report.
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An ag economist says farmers expect farmland values to remain strong according to the latest Ag Economy Barometer.
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The company is lowering the price on two of its most widely planted varieties. It says the decision has less to do with those varieties and more to do with the economics growers are facing right now.
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Soaring sulfur prices have squeezed fertilizer manufacturers and many other industries as another fallout of the U.S. war with Iran. Sulfur, a bright yellow element with a distinct rotten egg smell, plays a critical role in agriculture as an essential element for plant development
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