Learn About the Louisiana Sugar Industry

Louisiana Sugarcane Media Press Kit 2022-232022-23 Louisiana Sugarcane Media Kit
Read the eight-page pamphlet that tells you everything you need to know about the 2022-23 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 23 cane-producing parishes, production data, farm data, sugar mill information, and FAQs.

Map of Louisiana’s Sugarcane Producing Parishes 2022
A holdover from Louisiana’s French colonial past, our counties are called parishes. Here is a map that lists all 23 sugarcane-producing parishes.

Louisiana Sugarcane Production Data 1983-2023Louisiana sugarcane production data 1976-2018

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 2022, the average Louisiana sugarcane farm was 1,205 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…

Sugar Belt to TableFrom Louisiana’s Sugar Belt To Your Table
The 2014 Louisiana Sugarcane Educational Packet
One Sweet History
From the Field to the Table
Sugar – Captured Sunshine
A Closer Look at Sugar
More Than Just Sweet Taste
Where Does Sugar Come From?
A Sweet Part of a Healthy Diet
It’s Sweet to the Environment
From the Cane Field to Your Sugar Bowl!
– Starring Farmer Joe and Marie
Raising Cane in Louisiana
Educational Video Information

Sugar's Place in Healthful Eating PatternsSugar’s Place in Healthful Eating Patterns
Use this science-based brochure from The Sugar
Association to make nutrition and diet decisions for
your family.

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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