Most Louisiana Christmas trees withstood drought, will open for holiday season
9/14/2023 1:39:00 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Tourism & Recreation
AFFECTED AREAS:
Louisiana
Acadia Parish, LA
Allen Parish, LA
Ascension Parish, LA
Assumption Parish, LA
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Beauregard Parish, LA
Bienville Parish, LA
Bossier Parish, LA
Caddo Parish, LA
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Caldwell Parish, LA
Cameron Parish, LA
Catahoula Parish, LA
Claiborne Parish, LA
Concordia Parish, LA
De Soto Parish, LA
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
East Carroll Parish, LA
East Feliciana Parish, LA
Evangeline Parish, LA
Franklin Parish, LA
Grant Parish, LA
Iberia Parish, LA
Iberville Parish, LA
Jackson Parish, LA
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
Jefferson Parish, LA
La Salle Parish, LA
Lafayette Parish, LA
Lafourche Parish, LA
Lincoln Parish, LA
Livingston Parish, LA
Madison Parish, LA
Morehouse Parish, LA
Natchitoches Parish, LA
Orleans Parish, LA
Ouachita Parish, LA
Plaquemines Parish, LA
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Rapides Parish, LA
Red River Parish, LA
Richland Parish, LA
Sabine Parish, LA
Saint Bernard Parish, LA
Saint Charles Parish, LA
Saint Helena Parish, LA
Saint James Parish, LA
Saint John the Baptist Parish, LA
Saint Landry Parish, LA
Saint Martin Parish, LA
Saint Mary Parish, LA
Saint Tammany Parish, LA
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
Tensas Parish, LA
Terrebonne Parish, LA
Union Parish, LA
Vermilion Parish, LA
Vernon Parish, LA
Washington Parish, LA
Webster Parish, LA
West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
West Carroll Parish, LA
West Feliciana Parish, LA
Winn Parish, LA
Start Date: 1/1/2023
- End Date: 12/31/2023
Louisiana’s Christmas tree farms have been affected by the ongoing drought, but good management techniques have kept mature trees alive. Farms were reporting damage to about 10% of their crop. Most tree farms in Louisiana will be open for the holiday season.
Leesville Leader (La.), Sept 14, 2023
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