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CROWLEY — Hurricane Laura caused $525.4 million in damage to Louisiana farmers and $1.1 billion to the Louisiana timber industry, according to preliminary estimates by the LSU AgCenter.
Laura devastated 757,538 acres of timber from the southwest to northeast parts of the state, according to a report by AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry and AgCenter forestry specialist Michael Blazier.
In comparison, agricultural losses — including forestry, crops and fisheries — from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 totaled $1.5 billion.

Debris removal has begun in Vermilion Parish.
A contractor from out of state was hired by the Police Jury last week to remove all of the debris caused from Hurricane Laura.
The contractor will have trucks spread out throughout the parish picking up debris. On Monday and Tuesday, some trucks were in Abbeville and Erath. Others were in Pecan Island removing a lot of marsh grass.
The police jury asks residents to have Hurricane Laura related debris hauled to the side of the road.

When Maxie Pierce Grocery in Intracoastal City closes on Sept. 30, it will be for the last time after 65 years for this family business. If you want one last shrimp po-boy or fishing tackle on sale, you better get there soon.
The Boffys are hoping to sell the lot and building as a camp or office in the coming months.
The family business first opened as Maxie Pierce’s Restaurant in 1955.
Maxie and Estelle Pierce capitalized on the growing industries in Intracoastal City in the 1950s and 60s by also opening a filling station, boat launch, and grocery store in 1962.