The rice industry is a big part of Louisiana and Vermilion Parish. It is a crop that makes millions for the state.
Government & Rice: Do they go together?
Fri, 02/10/2017 - 9:32am
JENNINGS – The effects of the Trump administration’s policies pose a mixed bag of possibilities for American rice, a USA Rice official said at the recent (Feb. 7) annual joint meeting of the Louisiana Rice Council and Louisiana Rice Growers.
About 250 people attended the event. Gov. John Bel Edwards was scheduled to speak at the meeting, but he canceled to inspect tornado damage in southeast Louisiana.
