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In 2021, 147 farmers in cities within Lafourche Parish received a total of $1.3 million in 169 farm subsidies, a 28.4% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.8 million in 339 farm subsidies.
Though farm subsidies support agriculture in the U.S., pumping $7 trillion into the economy, they are not without controversy.
The American Action Forum discovered that the most highly subsidized crops - corn, soy, wheat, and rice - are often consumed in highly processed ways, which leads to unhealthy eating habits and obesity, while the fruits and vegetables needed for a healthy diet are rarely subsidized.
"We are consuming more calories, fats, sodium, and sugars, and not enough beneficial nutrients and vitamins," Tara O'Neill Hayes wrote. "It is critical that both policymakers and the American public understand the influence that federal agricultural subsidies have on our food supply and diet and, in turn, our nutrition and health."
Farm subsidies have also been criticized for assisting the highest-earning agricultural businesses, not local farmers on their family farms who are barely getting by.
Kimberly Amadeo of The Balance said farmer subsidies "help high-income corporations, not poor rural farmers. Most of the money goes toward large agribusinesses."
The U.S. has provided farm subsidies since the Great Depression to assist farmers who weather price fluctuations and disasters, to help maintain consistent farming across the country.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Lafourche Parish, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert O Gravois Farms, Inc. | $34,068 | $195,002 | 472.4% |
| Triple K & M Farms, Inc. | $12,690 | $144,590 | 1,039.4% |
| Jim Gaubert Farms, LLC | $31,083 | $131,279 | 322.3% |
| Naquin Bros, Inc. | $31,902 | $94,113 | 195% |
| Oakwood Planting, LLC | $10,691 | $80,187 | 650% |
| Bayou Boyz Farm II, LLC | $53,974 | $50,000 | -7.4% |
| Triple Son Farms, LLC | $298,599 | $49,103 | -83.6% |
| Hebert Bros Farms, Inc. | $35,905 | $45,823 | 27.6% |
| Bayou Boyz Farm, LLC | $36,315 | $33,492 | -7.8% |
| Tex-Emma, Inc. | $23,270 | $31,026 | 33.3% |
| Daniel Naquin Farms, Inc. | $22,810 | $30,413 | 33.3% |
| 90 South Farms, LLC | $21,818 | $29,091 | 33.3% |
| Philip Richard Farm, LLC | $4,300 | $23,033 | 435.7% |
| Jason P Richard Farms, LLC | $4,286 | $20,546 | 379.4% |
| Sweet B Farms, Inc. | $15,187 | $20,249 | 33.3% |
| Lester Prejeant & Association, Inc. | $16,049 | $20,082 | 25.1% |
| William B. Marcello | $14,898 | $14,898 | 0% |
| D & D Planters, Inc. | $10,971 | $14,628 | 33.3% |
| M J Naquin, Inc. | $7,742 | $13,169 | 70.1% |
| Rousse Investments Peter J Rousse Sole Member, LLC | $29,958 | $12,059 | -59.7% |
| Ulous Harrell Smith | $10,575 | $10,575 | 0% |
| Gisclair Marine, Inc. | $34,473 | $10,324 | -70.1% |
| Raymond A. Birdsall Jr. | $9,704 | $9,704 | 0% |
| Kevin Trosclair | $32,164 | $7,648 | -76.2% |
| Eugene Chiasson | $37,859 | $7,547 | -80.1% |
| Dufrene Farm, LLC | $33,477 | $7,112 | -78.8% |
| Clear Lake Properties, LLC | $26,411 | $7,065 | -73.2% |
| Byron E Talbot Mississippi Farm, LLC | $55,006 | $6,778 | -87.7% |
| Melaco, LLC | $7,929 | $6,598 | -16.8% |
| Clint Bellanger | $36,500 | $6,335 | -82.6% |
| Arceneaux's Transportation, Inc. | $25,434 | $5,822 | -77.1% |
| Johnny J. Boudreaux | $726 | $5,798 | 698.6% |
| Duane Terrebonne | $18,689 | $4,387 | -76.5% |
| Jacob A. Dufrene | $17,191 | $4,343 | -74.7% |
| Algy Irvin | $11,813 | $4,042 | -65.8% |
| Linda Gaubert Ekiss | $11,843 | $3,589 | -69.7% |
| Double J Diamond Ranch, LLC | $19,580 | $3,516 | -82% |
| D & a Enterprises, LLC | $15,703 | $3,433 | -78.1% |
| Richard St Pierre Jr. | $4,422 | $3,292 | -25.6% |
| Ray Cheramie | $14,824 | $3,215 | -78.3% |
| Russell Savoie | $12,001 | $3,187 | -73.4% |
| C & M Cattle Company, Inc. | $12,843 | $3,140 | -75.6% |
| Howie J. Guidry | $3,026 | $3,026 | 0% |
| Double D Tree Farm, LLC | $6,285 | $3,009 | -52.1% |
| Rudolph Chaisson | $16,082 | $2,906 | -81.9% |
| Scott Autin | $12,969 | $2,864 | -77.9% |
| Meryl J. Dufrene Jr. | $8,646 | $2,476 | -71.4% |
| Triple P Farms of Thibodaux, LLC | $12,493 | $2,468 | -80.2% |
| James J. Vedros Jr. | $13,611 | $2,424 | -82.2% |
| Miles Bouvier | $7,491 | $2,414 | -67.8% |
| David Folse | $9,713 | $2,405 | -75.2% |
| Zeke Matherne | $9,350 | $2,286 | -75.6% |
| Reynolds Duet | $10,259 | $2,272 | -77.9% |
| Michael Zeringue | $10,849 | $2,241 | -79.3% |
| Andre Duet | $7,612 | $2,216 | -70.9% |
| Santo Lusco III | $9,575 | $2,208 | -76.9% |
| Cody Pitre | $8,902 | $2,172 | -75.6% |
| Rodney Williams | $0 | $2,035 | -- |
| Shannon Doucet | $11,036 | $1,958 | -82.3% |
| Alfred C. Delaune Jr. | $8,217 | $1,955 | -76.2% |
| Jefferson J. Crosby | $8,688 | $1,887 | -78.3% |
| Grady Fagan | $7,645 | $1,812 | -76.3% |
| Don J. Robichaux | $14,279 | $1,778 | -87.5% |
| Ted Folse | $7,920 | $1,755 | -77.8% |
| Kirth Chiasson | $7,612 | $1,738 | -77.2% |
| Ronald J. Chiasson | $8,625 | $1,728 | -80% |
| Uncle Pete Cattle Company, LLC | $5,214 | $1,718 | -67.1% |
| Allen Thibodaux | $4,743 | $1,699 | -64.2% |
| Raleigh J. Galiano Jr. | $1,625 | $1,656 | 1.9% |
| Perry Matherne | $6,705 | $1,637 | -75.6% |
| Larry J. Melancon | $7,351 | $1,636 | -77.7% |
| Michael L. Danos Sr. | $9,068 | $1,630 | -82% |
| Russell Orgeron | $10,450 | $1,529 | -85.4% |
| Bordelon Ranch, LLC | $7,466 | $1,512 | -79.7% |
| Diamond T Farms, LLC | $18,029 | $1,476 | -91.8% |
| Clinton Carey | $6,130 | $1,474 | -76% |
| Bernard L. Knobloch Jr. | $0 | $1,275 | -- |
| JLV Cattle, LLC | $3,795 | $1,208 | -68.2% |
| Henry J. Dugas Jr. | $4,730 | $1,204 | -74.5% |
| Jake A. Cheramie | $6,924 | $1,171 | -83.1% |
| Blair John Plaisance | $7,434 | $1,144 | -84.6% |
| Raymond Plaisance | $4,763 | $1,106 | -76.8% |
| B N T Cattle Company | $6,117 | $1,086 | -82.2% |
| Jesse P. Loupe | $4,735 | $1,076 | -77.3% |
| GT Bar Cattle Company, LLC | $5,210 | $1,055 | -79.8% |
| James Tony A. Plaisance | $4,862 | $1,016 | -79.1% |
| Sidney Orgeron | $5,014 | $1,004 | -80% |
| Jimmy J. Detillier | $4,887 | $994 | -79.7% |
| Torbert Cattle Company, LLC | $3,399 | $987 | -71% |
| Kenneth Allemand | $4,004 | $982 | -75.5% |
| Tracy Paul Loupe | $3,641 | $965 | -73.5% |
| Cheryl Cheramie Diaz | $3,135 | $935 | -70.2% |
| Timothy Martinez | $4,301 | $934 | -78.3% |
| Kerry Eugene Shaver | $923 | $923 | 0% |
| Ken Babin | $3,828 | $903 | -76.4% |
| Wilbert Toups | $5,104 | $886 | -82.6% |
| Frank Guidroz | $6,954 | $862 | -87.6% |
| Neil Paul Adams | $3,091 | $854 | -72.4% |
| Arthur Melancon | $3,630 | $844 | -76.7% |
| Red Hollow Farms, Inc. | $3,279 | $830 | -74.7% |
| Noles J. Chouest | $2,343 | $818 | -65.1% |
| Donavon J. Terrebonne | $2,215 | $767 | -65.4% |
| Carl Adams | $3,058 | $765 | -75% |
| Grant Chiasson | $5,148 | $760 | -85.2% |
| Wesley Arcement | $5,148 | $760 | -85.2% |
| 5K Farms, LLC | $4,083 | $733 | -82% |
| Murphy Broussard | $2,860 | $711 | -75.1% |
| Gene R. Clement Jr. | $3,097 | $710 | -77.1% |
| Harrison Joseph Guidry III | $4,015 | $698 | -82.6% |
| Dray Rivet | $2,365 | $694 | -70.7% |
| Louis Phillip Gouaux | $3,320 | $689 | -79.2% |
| Circle T Enterprises, Inc. | $2,891 | $682 | -76.4% |
| Rene A. Hebert | $1,743 | $673 | -61.4% |
| Mark Dufrene | $2,962 | $647 | -78.2% |
| Robert V. Wiley | $772 | $584 | -24.4% |
| James E. Knobloch | $723 | $552 | -23.7% |
| Jared Naquin | $2,628 | $532 | -79.8% |
| Santo Lusco Jr. | $1,287 | $513 | -60.1% |
| Danny Keller | $2,156 | $495 | -77% |
| Ian Micheal Terrebonne | $6,190 | $485 | -92.2% |
| Connie Bagala | $2,013 | $467 | -76.8% |
| Neal Hohensee | $1,188 | $465 | -60.9% |
| Tab Property, LLC | $462 | $462 | 0% |
| Chris Bourg | $1,595 | $436 | -72.7% |
| Bonnie Felarise | $1,749 | $407 | -76.7% |
| Rudy Naquin | $306 | $407 | 33% |
| Michael Gisclair | $1,496 | $392 | -73.8% |
| Jude Verret | $1,408 | $366 | -74% |
| Fillinich Farms, LLC | $957 | $347 | -63.7% |
| Daniel Pitre | $1,298 | $297 | -77.1% |
| Roy Robert Angelette Jr. | $1,370 | $293 | -78.6% |
| Lawrence Charpentier | $1,133 | $290 | -74.4% |
| Gene M. Blanchard | $209 | $278 | 33% |
| Sugarland Cattle Company, LLC | $924 | $239 | -74.1% |
| Dennis Martinez | $814 | $224 | -72.5% |
| Byron E Talbot Farms, LLC | $2,035 | $214 | -89.5% |
| Tony M. Keller | $649 | $204 | -68.6% |
| Matthew John Boudreaux | $985 | $166 | -83.1% |
| Richard J. Duet | $324 | $158 | -51.2% |
| Logan James Torbert | $1,023 | $138 | -86.5% |
| Ross Armstrong | $660 | $132 | -80% |
| Sarah Terrebonne | $396 | $110 | -72.2% |
| Thomas P. Blanchard | $1,320 | $105 | -92% |
| Kenneth A. Jeffus | $91 | $87 | -4.4% |
| Brandon Scott Deshotel | $64 | $44 | -31.3% |
| Alex Rodriguez Jr. | $66 | $34 | -48.5% |
| Jamie Rodriguez | $168 | $34 | -79.8% |
| Cajun Growers, Inc. | $26,465 | $0 | -100% |
| Lemdunlimited, LLC | $92,142 | $0 | -100% |
| Perry J. Lalonde | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Susan Elisabeth Hardin-Crosby | $922 | $0 | -100% |
| Brad Pregeant | $7,700 | $0 | -100% |
| Double Oak, Inc. | $13,163 | $0 | -100% |
| Tommie L. Breaux | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Big Dan Farms, LLC | $1,514 | $0 | -100% |
| Charlotte Lavigne Liv B. Tr | $642 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Paul Ferreira | $1,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Kelly Bourgeois | $942 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael C. Hebert | $458 | $0 | -100% |
| South Louisiana Farms, LLC | $6,627 | $0 | -100% |
| Terry Ordoyne | $636 | $0 | -100% |
| Tim Angelette | $4,875 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,808,800 | $1,294,541 | -28.4% |
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