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In 2021, 117 farmers in cities within Jefferson Parish received a total of $454,593 in 171 farm subsidies, a 59.5% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $1.1 million in 272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Forest Products Associaton | $375,671 | $81,831 | -78.2% |
| J P Davis Farms, Inc. | $57,989 | $50,233 | -13.4% |
| Wald Livestock Partnership | $249,668 | $33,156 | -86.7% |
| Melbalene Scoggin | $64,970 | $25,760 | -60.4% |
| Lusco & Lusco Farms, LLC | $0 | $23,790 | -- |
| Pierre V. Miller | $66,547 | $23,456 | -64.8% |
| Mary S. Thomas | $21,400 | $18,056 | -15.6% |
| Shelley Farms Premium Oyster Company, LLC | $0 | $13,810 | -- |
| Boyer Trust | $9,650 | $9,025 | -6.5% |
| Linda Fendler | $0 | $8,909 | -- |
| Irene Decuir | $0 | $8,907 | -- |
| Margaret Henderson | $0 | $8,907 | -- |
| Bergerons Honey Supply, LLC | $0 | $8,635 | -- |
| Karen Edmonds | $11,667 | $7,796 | -33.2% |
| Louisiana Oysters, LLC | $0 | $6,236 | -- |
| John J. Palmisano Jr. | $6,211 | $6,211 | 0% |
| David E. Banks II | $4,069 | $5,752 | 41.4% |
| Patrick E. Jones | $5,034 | $5,034 | 0% |
| Marshall K. Book | $4,734 | $4,734 | 0% |
| Sheila K. Book | $4,734 | $4,734 | 0% |
| Patricia Herrmann | $5,261 | $4,354 | -17.2% |
| Finest Properties, LLC | $7,803 | $3,787 | -51.5% |
| Lawson Timber Company, LLC | $4,444 | $3,756 | -15.5% |
| Heaven's Hills, LLC | $3,600 | $3,600 | 0% |
| David-Levy, LLC | $4,230 | $3,292 | -22.2% |
| Nhan Viet Dinh | $0 | $3,256 | -- |
| Martha J Junca | $4,281 | $3,003 | -29.9% |
| Kim Cutrera | $2,606 | $2,606 | 0% |
| Brad J. Gambino | $10,362 | $2,310 | -77.7% |
| W August Camarigg | $9,856 | $2,201 | -77.7% |
| Carmon R. Costello | $2,194 | $2,194 | 0% |
| Cary A. Rodrigue | $2,180 | $2,180 | 0% |
| Bennie P. Nobles | $2,150 | $2,150 | 0% |
| Keith N. Stafford | $2,668 | $2,145 | -19.6% |
| Jamie B. Charbonnet | $2,567 | $1,895 | -26.2% |
| Travis Garland Moore | $1,876 | $1,876 | 0% |
| Michael J. Olivier | $1,817 | $1,817 | 0% |
| William J. Olivier | $1,817 | $1,817 | 0% |
| Winters Farm, LLC | $0 | $1,750 | -- |
| Wes S. Crawley | $1,718 | $1,718 | 0% |
| Leander J. Taylor | $11,148 | $1,636 | -85.3% |
| Rex Mooney | $754 | $1,596 | 111.7% |
| Julie C. Hackney | $1,575 | $1,575 | 0% |
| Bruce J Gresse | $1,540 | $1,540 | 0% |
| Malay Ghose-Hajra | $3,420 | $1,476 | -56.8% |
| Ryan D. Mills | $6,052 | $1,466 | -75.8% |
| Stephen J. Danos Jr. | $1,448 | $1,448 | 0% |
| J Bar L Cattle Company | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| J Bar L Cattle Company | $0 | $1,430 | -- |
| Alan R. Coleman Sr. | $1,373 | $1,373 | 0% |
| Charlie F. Hooker | $1,699 | $1,313 | -22.7% |
| Kent J. Daniel | $0 | $1,312 | -- |
| Teri L. Stricklin | $1,508 | $1,297 | -14% |
| Daniel Wilder Skelton | $1,702 | $1,192 | -30% |
| William J. Hurley | $9,978 | $1,176 | -88.2% |
| Richard Wisecarver | $3,004 | $1,138 | -62.1% |
| Thomas Murphy | $2,466 | $1,116 | -54.7% |
| Sharon A. Ruiz | $1,103 | $1,103 | 0% |
| Michael Cascio | $1,088 | $1,088 | 0% |
| Kenneth Labiche | $741 | $989 | 33.5% |
| Octave Orgeron | $4,389 | $952 | -78.3% |
| Cathi Modica | $2,437 | $930 | -61.8% |
| Billie Kay Miller | $2,048 | $922 | -55% |
| Manuel Mata | $4,369 | $882 | -79.8% |
| Thomas Damian Craig | $6,198 | $834 | -86.5% |
| Tri-J Cattle, LLC | $2,541 | $830 | -67.3% |
| Frederick H Hemmelder | $1,683 | $807 | -52% |
| Else-Marie Breuer Trust | $768 | $768 | 0% |
| Double G Cattle, LLC | $3,578 | $733 | -79.5% |
| Siegfried Mayer | $722 | $722 | 0% |
| Earnest A. Phillips Jr. | $4,404 | $711 | -83.9% |
| Madeline Pere Lago | $850 | $676 | -20.5% |
| Terry Strauder | $1,386 | $668 | -51.8% |
| Rita Poissenot | $2,261 | $646 | -71.4% |
| JKE Cattle, LLC | $2,816 | $630 | -77.6% |
| Kendall Aldridge | $1,333 | $625 | -53.1% |
| Willie McKnight | $2,223 | $584 | -73.7% |
| Joseph E. Prater | $1,392 | $550 | -60.5% |
| Emmett A. Foxworth | $543 | $543 | 0% |
| Schynell Thompson | $1,023 | $541 | -47.1% |
| David A. Clay | $468 | $468 | 0% |
| Sidney Duffy | $491 | $467 | -4.9% |
| Two Lads and a Lady | $1,210 | $428 | -64.6% |
| Russell Klingman Jr. | $494 | $416 | -15.8% |
| Deann C. Edwards | $1,185 | $387 | -67.3% |
| Jean Hicks | $766 | $374 | -51.2% |
| Robert Harrell | $761 | $374 | -50.9% |
| Sally L. Brown | $719 | $300 | -58.3% |
| Randall L. Brown | $796 | $258 | -67.6% |
| Kathryn Sison Cardwell | $18 | $244 | 1,255.6% |
| Leslie Jorgenson | $241 | $241 | 0% |
| Elizabeth H. Hamlin | $211 | $211 | 0% |
| Kristi Lee Hafner | $625 | $194 | -69% |
| John B. Atteberry III | $625 | $194 | -69% |
| Stanford McReynolds | $823 | $185 | -77.5% |
| David V. Cefalu | $367 | $180 | -51% |
| Harold P. Lemoine | $250 | $178 | -28.8% |
| Kathleen L. Mallia | $280 | $174 | -37.9% |
| Helen Ruth Gubbels Turner Trustee 1996 | $735 | $154 | -79% |
| Terrence W. Cardwell | $99 | $147 | 48.5% |
| Dennis E. Lastrapes | $581 | $123 | -78.8% |
| Luberta D Jones | $182 | $116 | -36.3% |
| Jerry Collins | $0 | $110 | -- |
| Joan Adele Lucas | $143 | $105 | -26.6% |
| Laughing Buddha Nursery | $6,171 | $91 | -98.5% |
| Dennis Miller Jr. | $518 | $88 | -83% |
| Helen L. Williams | $175 | $71 | -59.4% |
| John R. Miller | $120 | $57 | -52.5% |
| Virgil L. Bernard | $176 | $56 | -68.2% |
| Gretchen Gordon | $83 | $53 | -36.1% |
| Martin L Arnaudet | $181 | $48 | -73.5% |
| Marian Moore | $125 | $41 | -67.2% |
| Mary Jane Boesel Christian | $5,097 | $40 | -99.2% |
| Myra Maudra Cozzi | $39 | $38 | -2.6% |
| Clement Comesana Jr. | $44 | $34 | -22.7% |
| Joel K. Ledet | $0 | $13 | -- |
| Lucretia I. Phillips | $41 | $8 | -80.5% |
| Rimes J. Laborde Jr. | $5,800 | $0 | -100% |
| Mary L. Lalonde | $18 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianne Lundgren Kron | $174 | $0 | -100% |
| Ian M. Burnette | $216 | $0 | -100% |
| Dianna Guevara | $518 | $0 | -100% |
| Timothy P. O'Rourke | $520 | $0 | -100% |
| Frank L. Moreau Jr. | $165 | $0 | -100% |
| Kristopher Hunter Christoffel | $538 | $0 | -100% |
| St. Frances Properties, LLC | $10,680 | $0 | -100% |
| C D Porter Farms, Inc. | $8,574 | $0 | -100% |
| Crawford Land Company, LLC | $893 | $0 | -100% |
| Guin Family Virginia Property, LLC | $289 | $0 | -100% |
| Henry a Gremillion, M.D. | $62 | $0 | -100% |
| International Coffee Corporation | $500 | $0 | -100% |
| Jill S. Fourcade | $105 | $0 | -100% |
| Joseph B. Guilbeau | $52 | $0 | -100% |
| Margaret S Robison Estate | $196 | $0 | -100% |
| Michael Mayeux | $356 | $0 | -100% |
| Paul M. Meche | $79 | $0 | -100% |
| Romona Ann Ravain | $46 | $0 | -100% |
| Sarah Judith Gilmer Luchsinger, LLC | $284 | $0 | -100% |
| Shirley Randon | $2,033 | $0 | -100% |
| Thelma J. Wilder | $6,054 | $0 | -100% |
| William Appel | $3,447 | $0 | -100% |
| Karen Hecker | $139 | $0 | -100% |
| Myrna Knight Meyer | $1,601 | $0 | -100% |
| Ponderosa South, LLC | $1,256 | $0 | -100% |
| Frances J. Jones | $260 | $0 | -100% |
| James Philip III | $440 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $1,121,472 | $454,593 | -59.5% |
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