I’ve spent my life working the land in rural Louisiana, and I’ve seen what happens when farms struggle and communities begin ...
The road into Arnaudville winds through open fields and quiet stretches of Acadiana, the kind of landscape that invites you to slow down and pay attention. When I arrived at Cajun Prairie Farm, the ...
According to the 2022 United States Census of Agriculture, there were 1.9 million farms and ranches (down 7% from 2017) with an average size of 463 acres. In total, 880 million acres were farmed in ...
Courtney Gerace, Louisiana's top young woman farmer, embraces the agricultural lifestyle with her husband and five children. Gerace actively participates in all aspects of the family farm, from ...
Aaron and Jamie Lee have faced hurricanes and drought during their young married life on the Vermilion Parish family farm. But the young couple, now raising their 15-month-old son Aaron Jr. (A.J.), ...
Private wind developers are quietly inking lease agreements with landowners in parts of rural Louisiana for what could be the state's first land-based wind farms, even as President Donald Trump takes ...