Sunday and Monday’s rains couldn’t have come at a worse time for sugar-cane farmers across the state who are trying to harvest their crops before the weather turns cold in November and December.

We have three months to get the cane out of the field. So no matter rain or shine, we are still out here having to get it out.” The sugar mills start running in the last days of September.

On average, Rodrigue harvests nine acres of sugar cane a day on his 800 acre field. He said he began his harvest in October and hopes to be finished by Jan. 15. "That's too long and we're tearing ...

Several areas of Acadiana remain flooded, and more rain is forecasted for this weekend. The weather comes at a crucial time for sugar cane farmers who are in the midst of harvesting their crop.

THIBODAUX, La. (AP) - The relatively dry weather forecast this week is exactly what sugar cane farmers need. American Sugar Cane League Senior Agronomist Herman Waguespack (WAG’-uh-spak) tells ...