By Chris Rosa
The farmers are looking at the skies in search of rain clouds.
It has been a few weeks since they received more than a half inch of rain and based on weather forecasts it could be another week until the wet stuff falls.
Sugar cane and cattle farmers are not pushing the panic button yet, but they are about to put their fingers on it.
The parish saw only about a half inch of rain in April.
Pecan Island and Cow Island did not get any rain in April, while Maurice has seen three inches of rain.
Andrew Granger, of the LSU Ag Center, said farmers are worried.
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