A sugar field in Paincourtville. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
Danny Landrieu drives a sugar combine in Paincourtville. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
Danny Landrieu cuts cane with a $350,000 sugar combine. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
Raw sugar is stored at Lula-Westfield before being shipped to a refinery. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
A truck transports sugar cane from the field to the mill at Lula Westfield. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
A sign at Lula-Westfield reads, "Sugar is our game, safety is our aim." (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
Old family photos of the Daigle family hang on the wall in the main office at the mill. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
Jim Simon, General Manager of the American Sugar Cane League, explains how the material left behind after the harvest is burnt to make way for the next crop. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)
A pile of the leftover material, or "bagasse," a byproduct of the sugar mill. (Tegan Wendland/WRKF)