When Eric Morrow, an eighth generation strawberry grower, returned to his Ponchatoula, LA farm after Hurricane Katrina passed, he compared the damage to the impact of a nuclear bomb.
When Eric Morrow, an eighth generation strawberry grower, returned to his Ponchatoula, LA farm after Hurricane Katrina passed, he compared the damage to the impact of a nuclear bomb.
A barn and cooling sheds were lost, tomato and eggplant crops were destroyed, electricity would be out for weeks and he had to cut a path back into his house through the blown down trees using a chainsaw. Morrow still considers himself lucky.
Louisiana’s farm economy suffered an estimated $1.6 billion in damage. So far, very little aid has been offered by federal agencies.
Join host Jerry Kay, as we hear first hand from Louisiana small farmers about the damage they’ve suffered, their rebuilding efforts and a small relief fund that’s become a life preserver in a sea of government indifference.
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