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• 2une In Previews: Red Stick Farmers Market hosting Fresh Fest all summer, highlighting state's food culture Play Video

  June 4, 2026 5:22 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Red Stick Farmers Market is hosting Fresh Fest, an eight-week summer celebration of Louisiana's agricultural season. The weekly events highlight a different local agricultural product each week, with cooking demonstrations from local chefs, food tastings, kids' activities and live music. This year's weekly themes... more »

• Louisiana diesel prices surpass $5 a gallon as Iran war drives fuel costs up Play Video

  April 28, 2026 6:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As the war in Iran rages on, gas prices in the United States hit a four-year high, hitting farmers and truckers the hardest. Since the war started, the cost of diesel has risen by 45 cents, and the longer the war goes on, the more likely... more »

• Farmers in multiple Capital area parishes eligible for USDA loans amid patches of southern drought Play Video

  April 22, 2026 8:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE — Multiple parishes in the Capital region are eligible for emergency loans to replace equipment or livestock, for reorganization of a farming operation or to refinance certain debts amid drought across the South. The United States Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency designated East Feliciana, St. Helena,... more »

• Louisiana could soon let officials seize seafood that breaks labeling laws Play Video

  April 3, 2026 6:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana restaurants claiming to sell local seafood could soon face more than fines. Louisiana lawmakers are considering a proposal that would allow the state's agriculture commissioner to seize, hold or destroy seafood that violates the law. While Louisiana ranks sixth in the nation for seafood... more »

• Louisiana lawmakers look to ban lab-grown meat Play Video

  March 20, 2026 6:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It’s pasture versus lab in the state legislature as lawmakers join other states in a push to ban lab-grown meat for human consumption. State Sen. Mike Fesi leads the food fight with a bill to ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of cell-cultured food products. ... more »

• State Livestock Brand Commission microchips saddles at event in Tangipahoa Parish Play Video

  March 4, 2026 7:48 PM

  AMITE — The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry's Livestock Brand Commission microchipped saddles at an event in Amite on Wednesday. The microchips allow law enforcement to track down stolen saddles. "So this microchipping puts a permanent serial number in the event the saddles are stolen, the victim... more »

• Lt. Gov. Nungesser 'pardons' crawfish named after Tony Chachere to mark start of crawfish season Play Video

  February 24, 2026 1:25 PM

  OPELOUSAS — Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser "pardoned" a crawfish to celebrate the start of crawfish season on Tuesday. The annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event, held at Tony Chachere's Creole Foods in Opelousas, has been hosted every year since 2017 on the first Tuesday after Mardi Gras. "Crawfish... more »

• Southern University Ag Center's annual Livestock and Poultry Show returns for 83rd year Play Video

  February 19, 2026 2:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE — The Southern University Ag Center's 83rd annual Livestock and Poultry Show is next weekend. The show provides youth throughout Louisiana with the opportunity to learn about the processes behind livestock and poultry farming. The Ag Center says that the show and its related programs teach... more »

• Suzanna's Kitchen issues recall of chicken products due to undeclared allergen Play Video

  December 14, 2025 6:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday that Suzanna's Kitchen has issued a recall of fully cooked breaded chicken products due to an undeclared allergen. The company is recalling about 62,550 pounds of chicken products containing soy due to the allergen not being declared on... more »

• Farmers facing high costs amid international trade uncertainty Play Video

  November 10, 2025 7:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Farmers continue feeling the impact of tariffs as their profits are cut and the cost to maintain equipment rises. Monday, Mike Strain, the Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry, spoke about what factors are making it difficult for farmers to make money. Despite these challenges,... more »

• Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry awarded nearly $400k federal grant Play Video

  October 2, 2025 1:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry was awarded a nearly $400,000 federal grant on Thursday. in Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funding. The $386,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant will fund marketing, education and research initiatives to boost the competitiveness of Louisiana specialty crops like fruits... more »

• 'We're in for a good one:' Sugarcane harvest season begins Play Video

  September 15, 2025 9:55 PM

  PLAQUEMINE - Farmers in Iberville Parish began harvesting sugarcane on Monday, saying snowfall in the beginning of the year led to an interesting growing season. Troy Canella with Canella Farms said he was awake early to begin cutting the cane. "We only harvested 12 loads today. From what... more »

• Ascension Equipment and Rental, Mississippi-based Parish Tractor close acquisition deal Play Video

  September 2, 2025 6:23 AM

  GONZALES — Gonzales-based Ascension Equipment and Rental closed its deal to be acquired by an agricultural equipment supply company based in Mississippi on Tuesday. Parish Tractor's acquisition of Ascension Equipment marks the company's first foothold in Louisiana, bringing its total number of locations up to eight, including three in... more »

• Northeast High School plans to grow and sell food in a brand new greenhouse for agriculture program Play Video

  August 20, 2025 10:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE — There's a new greenhouse at Northeast High School for its agriculture program. "When I found out that we were getting a new greenhouse. I said that's one of the best things that could've happened here at Northeast," senior Tahj Turner said. Turner said he enrolled... more »

• Iberville farmer fined for denying farm workers adequate water, firing shots at them Play Video

  September 30, 2024 12:41 PM

  ROSEDALE - An Iberville Parish farmer was fined over $10,000 for threatening farm workers and denying them water. A complaint was filed to the U.S. Department of Labor in August against Glynn Rivet, the owner of Rivet and Sons LLC, a sugarcane and soybean farm in Rosedale. Rivet... more »

• Pierre to take over as Southern University's chancellor; plans to expand educational programs Play Video

  June 24, 2024 6:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE — Change is coming to Southern University's leadership. John K. Pierre will no longer be chancellor of the law center. Starting July 1, Pierre will serve as chancellor of the university’s entire campus. This is the first time since 2015 that the role of president-chancellor will be... more »

• Ten-acre grass fire sparked by stuck pickup's hot exhaust

  February 13, 2022 2:22 PM

  SPRINGFIELD - A stuck pickup truck's exhaust sparked a sprawling grass fire Saturday. Livingston Parish Fire Protection District #2 reported the fire happened off of Coates Road in Springfield. Firefighters said the people in the truck were spreading grass seeds in a field when their vehicle got stuck.... more »

• Two hits for farmers mean strawberries could cost more this season

  September 7, 2016 6:00 PM

  PONCHATOULA - The Louisiana Strawberry was hit hard by two floods in 2016 and it could mean higher prices for the popular fruit in the coming months. "They've had a significant.. loss," Ag Commissioner Mike Strain said. " [ Tangipahoa ] is the center of strawberry production," he said,... more »

• Cattle were stolen from farm, left on I-12 authorities reveal

  June 28, 2016 10:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Eighteen stolen cattle will be returned to the owner Wednesday after the cattle were found in a trailer abandoned on the side of I-12 last week . The cattle were left on the side of I-12 eastbound near Hammond in a stolen cattle trailer. The trailer... more »

• Rain, mud dampen sugarcane harvest Play Video

  November 2, 2015 6:13 PM

  PORT ALLEN - Sugarcane farmers are dealing with soggy fields after another weekend of rain in the Baton Rouge area. Sugarcane farmers in West Baton Rouge like Travis Medine say the year started off great, but now the sugarcane is wet and muddy. The rain knocks down the sugarcane and... more »