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In 2021, 81 farmers in cities within East Feliciana Parish received a total of $383,945 in 88 farm subsidies, a 52.7% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $812,004 in 166 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Source Group, LLC | $6,892 | $66,584 | 866.1% |
| Aucoin Timber, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Evans Logging Company, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Kent Farms, LLC | $95,398 | $14,990 | -84.3% |
| Glenn Delee | $47,795 | $11,292 | -76.4% |
| K-D Cattle, Inc. | $37,664 | $11,083 | -70.6% |
| Blairstown Plantation, Inc. | $9,416 | $9,416 | 0% |
| Mansel Slaughter Jr. | $44,723 | $9,283 | -79.2% |
| Michael V. Brian | $11,156 | $8,981 | -19.5% |
| Knox Augustus Dunn | $33,643 | $7,883 | -76.6% |
| Cross Mccall Dunn | $33,665 | $7,866 | -76.6% |
| Donald R. Delee | $34,881 | $7,714 | -77.9% |
| Joe Y MC Kowen | $31,559 | $6,286 | -80.1% |
| Holt Holmes | $20,350 | $5,342 | -73.7% |
| Jeffrey Blake Devall | $10,493 | $5,319 | -49.3% |
| Keller J. McKowen | $21,282 | $4,952 | -76.7% |
| Annette D. Barton | $15,594 | $4,513 | -71.1% |
| Thomas M. Erwin | $4,239 | $4,239 | 0% |
| Brenda Bonham | $4,124 | $4,124 | 0% |
| Doris P. Parnell Estate | $8,744 | $4,018 | -54% |
| Woodland Creek Cattle, Inc. | $25,743 | $3,970 | -84.6% |
| 2-B Cattle, LLC | $22,138 | $3,906 | -82.4% |
| Donald Gillispie | $3,797 | $3,797 | 0% |
| Talmadge Bunch | $13,992 | $3,550 | -74.6% |
| Lyman Fleniken Jr. | $17,180 | $3,469 | -79.8% |
| Guy T. Kent | $9,317 | $2,834 | -69.6% |
| W. F. Kline Jr. | $11,681 | $2,626 | -77.5% |
| M. L. Harvey Jr. | $7,188 | $2,508 | -65.1% |
| Daniel S. Wilson Jr. | $11,660 | $2,502 | -78.5% |
| Roy M. Schmidt III | $11,697 | $2,396 | -79.5% |
| Roy M. Schmidt Jr. | $11,697 | $2,396 | -79.5% |
| R & M Cattle Company, L.L.C. | $12,100 | $2,355 | -80.5% |
| James Marion Norsworthy IV | $10,384 | $2,230 | -78.5% |
| Lonnie W. Morris | $9,922 | $2,222 | -77.6% |
| Ikie Roberts | $12,763 | $2,112 | -83.5% |
| Cliff Elkins | $8,855 | $2,082 | -76.5% |
| Olive Branch Enterprises, Inc. | $7,744 | $2,007 | -74.1% |
| Allen Logging Enterprise, LLC | $0 | $1,982 | -- |
| Pattie P. Coggin | $5,825 | $1,976 | -66.1% |
| Brian-Backstedt Farms, LLC | $5,009 | $1,873 | -62.6% |
| Joshua K. Delee | $7,788 | $1,752 | -77.5% |
| James M. Norsworthy III | $8,184 | $1,694 | -79.3% |
| James Richard Lewis | $3,302 | $1,651 | -50% |
| Beaux James Coarsey | $7,183 | $1,554 | -78.4% |
| David A. Wall | $7,826 | $1,548 | -80.2% |
| Malcolm L. Tucker | $0 | $1,250 | -- |
| Cynthia H. Smith | $415 | $1,205 | 190.4% |
| Dale W. Hoover | $6,058 | $1,069 | -82.4% |
| Kyle R. Kline | $4,081 | $1,044 | -74.4% |
| Jill Hopper | $1,039 | $1,039 | 0% |
| Cliff Hurst | $4,690 | $1,004 | -78.6% |
| Lea E. Hurst | $4,712 | $986 | -79.1% |
| Phillip Todd Greene | $2,145 | $937 | -56.3% |
| Benjamin R. Chasteen | $1,188 | $932 | -21.5% |
| Clarence E. Knighten Sr. | $3,685 | $916 | -75.1% |
| Elvis A. de Lee Jr. | $4,279 | $906 | -78.8% |
| Maureen Bartlett | $1,451 | $881 | -39.3% |
| Ronald R. Anderson | $3,729 | $816 | -78.1% |
| J. S. Hodges Jr. | $2,145 | $814 | -62.1% |
| Adam Knight | $0 | $769 | -- |
| Joshua G. Phares | $961 | $746 | -22.4% |
| Jerry L. Perkins | $2,970 | $688 | -76.8% |
| Lester Hills | $1,936 | $602 | -68.9% |
| Claudia Fruge Hurst | $1,190 | $574 | -51.8% |
| Chris Rouchon | $2,396 | $552 | -77% |
| Sybil Smith | $1,452 | $544 | -62.5% |
| George R. White III | $2,145 | $536 | -75% |
| Jeffrey D. Gardner | $2,390 | $533 | -77.7% |
| Robert Darbonne | $5,037 | $526 | -89.6% |
| Calvin J. Dunn | $2,255 | $460 | -79.6% |
| Danny Greig | $3,344 | $451 | -86.5% |
| Brian Bueche | $1,903 | $442 | -76.8% |
| David M. Johnston | $722 | $418 | -42.1% |
| William J. Roberts | $2,716 | $339 | -87.5% |
| Neill Roberts | $1,012 | $264 | -73.9% |
| Vernon S. Brian | $979 | $249 | -74.6% |
| John E. Sonnier | $0 | $199 | -- |
| Sandra S. Guidry | $285 | $199 | -30.2% |
| Robert L. King | $330 | $172 | -47.9% |
| James L. Newman | $396 | $156 | -60.6% |
| Roosevelt I. Randall | $231 | $100 | -56.7% |
| James S. Hodges IV | $1,320 | $0 | -100% |
| Marshall Hopper Estate | $792 | $0 | -100% |
| James F. Harvey Estate | $1,571 | $0 | -100% |
| Jonathan Eric Knight | $605 | $0 | -100% |
| Lynn W. Hernandez | $2,695 | $0 | -100% |
| Tara Morris | $3,630 | $0 | -100% |
| Springhill Plantation, LLC | $2,531 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $812,004 | $383,945 | -52.7% |
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