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In 2021, 106 farmers in cities within Livingston Parish received a total of $583,304 in 118 farm subsidies, a 52% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.2 million in 207 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.
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whatley's Four Oaks Partnership | $131,218 | $131,956 | 0.6% |
| Kajun Wood, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Charles Avants Logging, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| KS Timber Company, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Linda G. Spence | $31,651 | $31,651 | 0% |
| Louisiana Gold Honey Farm, LLC | $80,642 | $27,068 | -66.4% |
| Thomas E. Fennell | $24,224 | $24,224 | 0% |
| Robert J. Olah | $21,597 | $21,834 | 1.1% |
| Larry Whatley | $61,028 | $16,196 | -73.5% |
| Labane, LLC | $12,888 | $12,888 | 0% |
| Gilbert Gene Griffith Jr. | $12,830 | $12,830 | 0% |
| Kay Howell | $0 | $12,534 | -- |
| Walter R. Welch | $18,448 | $11,220 | -39.2% |
| Lucas Charles Spinosa | $0 | $9,902 | -- |
| Delton C. Blount | $48,743 | $8,747 | -82.1% |
| Jancie H Caldwell | $7,655 | $7,655 | 0% |
| Leonard K. Coats Jr. | $25,592 | $5,048 | -80.3% |
| DL Bar Ranch, LLC | $0 | $4,400 | -- |
| Posey W. Oreilly | $4,236 | $4,236 | 0% |
| Charles B. Kemp | $1,909 | $3,646 | 91% |
| John Rayburn | $15,455 | $3,444 | -77.7% |
| Sheila S. Bryson | $3,384 | $3,384 | 0% |
| Joel P. McAlister Jr. | $11,649 | $2,580 | -77.9% |
| Carl J. Lemoine | $2,553 | $2,553 | 0% |
| Lorrie Campbell | $2,464 | $2,464 | 0% |
| George C. Johnson | $0 | $2,431 | -- |
| Nameloc 4 Agent, LLC | $2,272 | $2,272 | 0% |
| Witchwood Interests, LLC | $8,722 | $2,198 | -74.8% |
| Richard M. Ledoux | $8,668 | $2,066 | -76.2% |
| Wilbert R. Martin | $10,607 | $2,034 | -80.8% |
| Neil W. Garlington | $0 | $1,980 | -- |
| Geraldine M. Henderson | $9,864 | $1,957 | -80.2% |
| The G M Varnado Testamentary Trust III | $1,898 | $1,898 | 0% |
| Ethan Devillier | $1,743 | $1,743 | 0% |
| Onalise Malik | $1,743 | $1,743 | 0% |
| Shelton J. Davidson | $6,633 | $1,641 | -75.3% |
| Robert C. Smith | $6,908 | $1,564 | -77.4% |
| Dale A. Cambre | $7,007 | $1,540 | -78% |
| Alfred L. Threeton Jr. | $88,075 | $1,539 | -98.3% |
| Dena Biggs Olinde | $1,355 | $1,355 | 0% |
| Evangeline Properties, LLC | $1,929 | $1,350 | -30% |
| Damon Bradford Alexander | $903 | $1,337 | 48.1% |
| Elisa P. Satcher | $7,404 | $1,324 | -82.1% |
| Douglas R Wax | $6,219 | $1,292 | -79.2% |
| Mitchell Howze | $8,909 | $1,289 | -85.5% |
| Jennifer H. Coats | $5,918 | $1,267 | -78.6% |
| LRW Properties, LLC | $2,534 | $1,257 | -50.4% |
| Erma Lynne Satcher | $5,410 | $1,231 | -77.2% |
| F. W. Galloway | $5,920 | $1,220 | -79.4% |
| Arthur T. Efferson | $6,721 | $1,191 | -82.3% |
| Dustin L. Soileau | $1,496 | $1,182 | -21% |
| Edward Resetar Jr. | $5,093 | $1,179 | -76.9% |
| Willie James Lee | $9,477 | $1,124 | -88.1% |
| Richard McLemore Jr. | $1,041 | $1,087 | 4.4% |
| Trase D Satcher | $4,202 | $1,074 | -74.4% |
| Billy R. Doiron | $7,683 | $1,056 | -86.3% |
| Mary Pitslata Cambre | $955 | $955 | 0% |
| Paul C. Cambre | $955 | $955 | 0% |
| Sue S Swetledge | $2,325 | $816 | -64.9% |
| Bryan E. Coats | $3,786 | $812 | -78.6% |
| Teddy M. Thompson Jr. | $5,167 | $796 | -84.6% |
| Garrett F. Davidson | $3,641 | $717 | -80.3% |
| Lloyd P. Threeton Jr. | $2,918 | $712 | -75.6% |
| Susan E. Cleveland | $2,222 | $682 | -69.3% |
| Dennis Lee Jr. | $2,519 | $680 | -73% |
| John M. Curtis | $2,409 | $652 | -72.9% |
| Olen R. Davis | $2,838 | $630 | -77.8% |
| M Roger West | $3,918 | $623 | -84.1% |
| Trampus Wade Purvis | $2,431 | $620 | -74.5% |
| Pierre L. Saucier III | $585 | $585 | 0% |
| Seth Thomas Jones | $2,640 | $580 | -78% |
| Jimmy Davis | $4,074 | $457 | -88.8% |
| Donnell J. Savoy | $1,353 | $434 | -67.9% |
| Christine Tate | $0 | $404 | -- |
| Jarred a Guyban | $7,895 | $374 | -95.3% |
| Jack H. Simms Jr. | $351 | $351 | 0% |
| Brennan Delk | $1,122 | $308 | -72.5% |
| Mark L. Gary | $0 | $284 | -- |
| Elvin D. Watts | $1,166 | $256 | -78% |
| Sarah E. Lang | $924 | $250 | -72.9% |
| Opal W. Walker | $0 | $231 | -- |
| Jacob L. Guitreau | $1,243 | $214 | -82.8% |
| Jerry D. Lang | $2,066 | $212 | -89.7% |
| Waldine a Leger Irrevocable Trust | $214 | $187 | -12.6% |
| Larry Lubke | $957 | $178 | -81.4% |
| Robert J. Territo | $605 | $160 | -73.6% |
| Kit Harris | $442 | $157 | -64.5% |
| Mauryce Harris | $0 | $146 | -- |
| Daniel L. Hill | $5,481 | $146 | -97.3% |
| Joyce C. Walker | $513 | $145 | -71.7% |
| Sharon R. Dunham | $0 | $145 | -- |
| Eldon Wayne Brooks | $254 | $134 | -47.2% |
| Grier E. Truluck | $84 | $112 | 33.3% |
| Nora Childress | $317 | $107 | -66.2% |
| Marie Delores Thibodeaux Letscher Estate | $140 | $100 | -28.6% |
| Gloria Thibodeaux Formby | $140 | $96 | -31.4% |
| Jennifer Thibodeaux Perault | $140 | $96 | -31.4% |
| Catherine Barbara | $88 | $77 | -12.5% |
| Deanna M. Lemoine | $50 | $58 | 16% |
| Jeanita K Slaton | $87 | $42 | -51.7% |
| Nanette Broussard Brister | $0 | $40 | -- |
| Deborah F. Arceneaux | $300 | $36 | -88% |
| Eric T. Mercer | $26 | $16 | -38.5% |
| Reggina Antonutti Dear | $31 | $11 | -64.5% |
| Roger Dale Dear | $31 | $11 | -64.5% |
| Peter J. Floe | $0 | $8 | -- |
| Christine L. Tate | $826 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen W. Lane | $49 | $0 | -100% |
| Larry Howell | $30,183 | $0 | -100% |
| Roy Karraker | $87 | $0 | -100% |
| William E. Sutherlin | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Duane Duplessis | $17,724 | $0 | -100% |
| Wayne P. Abbott | $3,162 | $0 | -100% |
| John B. Harris III | $165,201 | $0 | -100% |
| Lloyd P. Threeton Sr. | $19,264 | $0 | -100% |
| Rhonda L. Poche | $152,732 | $0 | -100% |
| Debra H. Middleton | $2,071 | $0 | -100% |
| Jason Bernard Tate | $312 | $0 | -100% |
| Lori Devall | $392 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,215,978 | $583,304 | -52% |
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