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You've found Sugarcane in the News, the home of the official American Sugar Cane League press releases and other news stories about the sugar industry. In this section you will find links to the Sugar News, our email newsletter about the the people who have made sugarcane the Louisiana's number one crop for more than two centuries. You can sign up to receive the Sugar News in your mailbox here.

There's also a link to The Sugar Bulletin, the League's monthly magazine, and its advertising rates and subscrption information. The Sugar Bulletin has been published since 1922 and you can research the sugar industry archives by clicking here or in the drop list to the left. The American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists archives are also available.

Check back frequently to stay up to date on breaking news, legislative issues and other important information about the sugar industry.

League’s Educational Outreach

The school year, abbreviated by the covid-19 pandemic, is officially over and Louisiana’s sugar industry played a small role in educating more than 1,500 students on the important role sugarcane plays in our state economy. By Jim Simon Manager, American Sugar Cane League The American Sugar Cane League set aside more than $14,000 to help defray field trip transportation…

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‘Rural Engineuity’: West Baton Rouge Museum exhibit shows how Louisianans change

Norbert Rillieux, Allen Ramsey Wurtele and Leonard Julien had two things in common.They all were from south Louisiana, and their inventions forever changed the sugar cane industry.The three men anchor the West Baton Rouge Museum's new "Rural Engineuity" exhibit, which runs through Aug. 5 andhighlights the innovations and people who transformed sugar cane farming and processing in the rural…

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