HOUMA, La. (AP) — Hurricane Isaac’s winds paired with recent rains made a rough start for this year’s sugar-cane grinding season. But industry officials are optimistic that weather will improve this ...

Hundreds of pounds of sugar fell from a conveyor belt into a warehouse, piling in a massive heap. “It’s raining sugar,” said Charles Schudmak, chief operating officer at the Cora Texas Manufacturing ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain proposed Friday to borrow $7 million to take ownership of a failed sugar cane mill in southwest Louisiana built with state dollars and now ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SANTA ROSA, Texas (Border Report) — Miles of ...

The Cora Texas sugar cane mill in Iberville Parish had a pipeline leak and emergency releases of potent black wastewater in December and January that significantly exceeded permit limits, breaking ...

In October through December, it never fails that I end up behind a sugar cane truck on my way from Baton Rouge to visit my family in Morgan City. During my route, I drive through Port Allen, Brusly, ...

SANTA ROSA, Texas (Border Report) — Miles of what once were thriving sugar cane fields in this rural part of South Texas are now just dirt due to the lack of water from Mexico on which growers here ...