Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Louisiana

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Louisiana

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Louisiana

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	70,841	25.9%
2	Wetland restoration - floodplain	68,220	25.0%
3	Bottomland hardwood trees	49,421	18.1%
4	Wildlife habitat	32,354	11.8%
5	Tree plantings - softwoods	17,206	6.3%
6	Tree plantings - hardwoods	11,562	4.2%
7	Tree plantings - longleaf pine	6,027	2.2%
8	Existing trees	5,081	1.9%
9	Riparian buffers	3,490	1.3%
10	Farmable wetland program - aquaculture wetlands	3,221	1.2%
11	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	1,217	0.4%
12	Grass plantings - native	1,141	0.4%
13	Grass plantings - introduced	586	0.2%
14	Wildlife food plots	507	0.2%
15	State acres for wildlife enhancement	476	0.2%
16	Shallow water for wildlife	448	0.2%
17	Existing grass	369	0.1%
18	Farmable wetland program - wetland	335	0.1%
19	Filter strips	261	0.1%
20	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	176	< 0.1%
21	CRP grasslands - native grasses	165	< 0.1%
22	Wetland restoration	101	< 0.1%
23	Upland bird habitat buffers	80	< 0.1%
24	Longleaf pine	34	< 0.1%
25	Pollinator habitat	22	< 0.1%
26	Grass waterways	2	< 0.1%
27	Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands	1	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	273,337

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Concordia Parish, Louisiana	$22,367,404
2	West Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$16,361,455
3	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	$14,233,181
4	Franklin Parish, Louisiana	$13,753,504
5	Madison Parish, Louisiana	$13,613,908
6	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	$13,494,026
7	Richland Parish, Louisiana	$11,111,661
8	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	$8,075,088
9	East Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$7,899,730
10	Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	$6,313,593
11	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	$6,054,768
12	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	$4,139,604
13	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	$1,894,009
14	Red River Parish, Louisiana	$1,794,456
15	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	$1,750,679
16	Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana	$1,433,000
17	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	$815,840
18	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	$722,356
19	Grant Parish, Louisiana	$489,870
20	East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	$481,014
21	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	$354,807
22	La Salle Parish, Louisiana	$155,261
23	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	$89,621
24	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	$82,580
25	Jefferson Davis, Louisiana	$80,546
26	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	$71,437
27	Allen Parish, Louisiana	$69,660
28	Vernon Parish, Louisiana	$62,904
29	Washington Parish, Louisiana	$62,340
30	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	$61,419
31	Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana	$47,301
32	Iberville Parish, Louisiana	$38,559
33	Winn Parish, Louisiana	$33,610
34	Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana	$17,210
35	Sabine Parish, Louisiana	$8,360
36	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	$7,596
37	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	$4,569
38	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	$1,431
39	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	$1,416
40	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	$565
41	Livingston Parish, Louisiana	$242
42	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	$0
43	Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana	$0
44	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	$0
45	Union Parish, Louisiana	$0
46	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	$0
47	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	$0
48	Webster Parish, Louisiana	$0
49	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	$0
50	Ascension Parish, Louisiana	$0
51	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	$0
52	Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana	$0
53	Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	$0
54	Saint James Parish, Louisiana	$0
55	Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana	$0
56	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	$0
57	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	$0
58	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	$0
59	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana	$0
60	Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana	$0
61	Lincoln Parish, Louisiana	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Louisiana, 2022

Land in Louisiana, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	25,006
Total Acres in Farms:	7,986,381
Cropland Acres:	4,303,687
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,440,261
Woodland Acres:	1,300,657

Livestock in Louisiana, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	135,838,909
Layers inventory	3,336,175
Cattle and calves inventory	730,491
Sheep and lambs inventory	14,200
Hogs and pigs inventory	5,124

Crops in Louisiana, 2022

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