Sugarcane

Harvest Season: October

About Sugarcane

• In 1795, Etienne de Bore was the first to successfully granulate sugar in Louisiana.
• Norbert Rillieux, a free man of color born in New Orleans, invented the multiple-effect evaporation process, revolutionizing the sugar industry in the state and the world.
• The three steps to turn cane juice into raw sugarcane are purification, evaporation, and crystallization.
• Louisiana's top sugar-producing parishes are Vermilion, Iberia, Lafayetet, Iberville, St. Mary, and Assumption.

Taste for Yourself

• Steen's Syrup
• Oxbow Rum Distillery

Celebrate

• Louisiana Sugar Cane Festival
• Sugarfest

Recipes

Sources:

• Louisiana Ag in the Classroom