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Learn About the Louisiana Sugar Industry

Louisiana Sugarcane Media Press Kit 20242024 Louisiana Sugarcane Media Kit
Read the eight-page pamphlet that tells you everything you need to know about the 2023 Louisiana sugarcane season. A great downloadable resource for teachers and folks who just want to know. The media kit contains all of the topics listed below. Includes a map of the 25 cane-producing parishes, production data, farm data, sugar mill information, and FAQs.

Map of Louisiana’s Sugarcane Producing Parishes 2023
A holdover from Louisiana’s French colonial past, our counties are called parishes. Here is a map that lists all 25 sugarcane-producing parishes.

Louisiana Sugarcane Production Data 1983-2023

Pelican State sugarcane growers have been producing sugarcane for commercial purposes since 1795, and before that when the Jesuits planted cane in 1765 for their own use.

From Louisiana Sugarcane Fields to Your Sugar BowlFrom the Field to the Sugar Bowl  

Sugar is pure, contains no man-made chemical or warning labels, is 100% natural, and is less than 16 calories per teaspoon.

Louisiana Sugarcane StatisticsLouisiana Sugarcane Statistics
For 2023, the average Louisiana sugarcane farm was 1,250 planted acres.

Louisiana Sugarcane ProductionLouisiana Sugarcane Production   

A primer on how sugarcane is planted and harvested in the Bayou State.

First the sugarcane stalk is milled…

FAQs about cane sugarFrequently Asked Questions About Sugar
Sugar is sucrose…and everything else…

How Well Do You Know Sugar?
The Sugar Association offers important science-based information about sugar, where it comes from and its role in a balanced diet and lifestyle.

Click here to find more downloadable learning aides and resources from the Sugar Association for classroom use and education.

A Letter From the American Sugar Cane League concerning the coronavirus.

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