WALLACE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana landscape of centuries-old sugar cane plantations and enduring Afro-Creole culture along the Mississippi River had been eligible for receiving rare federal protection ...

WASHINGTON — Vermilion Parish sugar cane farmer Kyle Zenon put on his Sunday church suit to haunt the halls of Capitol Hill in a quest to push a gridlocked Congress into passing the stalled Farm Bill.

Eddie Lewis III pulls up to his Youngsville farm in a large black Ford pickup truck, handing out gallon containers of water to his workers preparing land to plant the 2024 sugar cane crop. He’s ...

Louisiana's sugar cane production is booming. Despite a severe drought, the state's 2023 harvest produced more than 1.8 million tons of sugar. The number of acres of sugar cane harvested has been ...

Coca-Cola to release sugarcane-sweetened drinks in the U.S. this fall Louisiana is the second-largest sugarcane producer after Florida Farmers welcome attention on natural sugar but report no demand ...

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (Louisiana First) — A major move from one of the world’s most iconic brands could mean big business for Louisiana’s sugarcane industry. Coca-Cola recently announced a return to ...