MONROE, La., (KNOE 8 News) - With more rain scheduled to move through the state in the next few days, many Louisiana farmers have something to smile about--at least for now.
The repeated rains we've been seeing are bringing some relief from the drought Louisiana farmers have been fighting for a good while.
About half the state remains in various states of the drought that has persisted for almost two years, with the hardest area areas the northwestern and coastal parishes.
The reprieve, although welcome, may only be temporary. The long-range outlook continues to call for persistent drought. But for now, topsoil is saturated in much of the state, relieving northwest Louisiana farmers who worried at Thanksgiving that another dry winter might ruin them, and washing salt water out of canals used to irrigate rice fields in the coastal parishes.
