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USDA Designates Some Louisiana Parishes as Natural Disaster Areas

Agriculture producers in some Louisiana parishes now may be eligible for assistance from the federal government due to losses from Hurricane Barry, the state’s agriculture commissioner reported. Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain, D.V.M., said the U.S. Department of …

Louisiana Parishes Have Been Designated Disaster Areas Due to Harvey

The federal government has designated several Louisiana parishes disaster areas due to damages caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency recently gave Cameron, Grant, Natchitoches and …