Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Louisiana

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Louisiana

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

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, 2017-2021

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1	Concordia Parish, Louisiana	$14,856,335
2	West Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$11,155,125
3	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	$9,339,801
4	Franklin Parish, Louisiana	$9,219,934
5	Madison Parish, Louisiana	$9,126,327
6	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	$8,938,281
7	Richland Parish, Louisiana	$7,568,487
8	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	$5,338,243
9	East Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$5,216,605
10	Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	$4,158,669
11	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	$4,079,450
12	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	$2,770,198
13	Red River Parish, Louisiana	$1,252,811
14	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	$1,241,380
15	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	$1,164,151
16	Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana	$991,594
17	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	$567,103
18	Grant Parish, Louisiana	$532,424
19	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	$512,597
20	East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	$377,115
21	West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	$272,110
22	La Salle Parish, Louisiana	$114,928
23	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	$61,885
24	Allen Parish, Louisiana	$59,953
25	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	$57,807
26	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	$49,530
27	Jefferson Davis, Louisiana	$46,443
28	Washington Parish, Louisiana	$45,450
29	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	$43,979
30	Vernon Parish, Louisiana	$43,570
31	Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana	$33,834
32	Iberville Parish, Louisiana	$25,708
33	Winn Parish, Louisiana	$24,116
34	Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana	$10,763
35	East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	$7,510
36	Sabine Parish, Louisiana	$7,080
37	Bienville Parish, Louisiana	$3,046
38	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	$956
39	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	$944
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, 2017

Land in Louisiana, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	27,386
Total Acres in Farms:	7,997,511
Cropland Acres:	4,345,843
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,692,443
Woodland Acres:	1,306,928

Livestock in Louisiana, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	156,348,601
Layers inventory	1,970,896
Cattle and calves inventory	801,163
Sheep and lambs inventory	13,161
Hogs and pigs inventory	6,281

Crops in Louisiana, 2017

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