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Ash storm in St. George/Baton Rouge caused by burning cane fields in West Baton Rouge
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:22 pm
Shouldn't be a fire hazard. No major structural fire or anything.
It's just going to be filthy and disgusting for a couple of weeks.....and some of it probably is laced with whatever herbicides that have been put in those fields since the last burn.
InB4 "these fires are historically important" and "you shouldn't live within 20 miles of a cane field and expect to enjoy your property" from the idiots simping for sugar cane corporations.
It's just going to be filthy and disgusting for a couple of weeks.....and some of it probably is laced with whatever herbicides that have been put in those fields since the last burn.
InB4 "these fires are historically important" and "you shouldn't live within 20 miles of a cane field and expect to enjoy your property" from the idiots simping for sugar cane corporations.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 3:24 pm
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:23 pm to member12
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:24 pm to member12
A little surprised the fire departments put out a social media post on this. Figured it was common knowledge this time of year. Guess the wind is blowing in an unusual direction.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:26 pm to dewster
Third thread on the first page about the same shite. TBF, one of them is titled "Bluebonnet," which I thought was about the flower.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:28 pm to LemmyLives
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"Bluebonnet"
Did they name that street after the Bonnie Blue flag or the flower? Always wondered that. Could be either in this region.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 3:41 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:28 pm to member12
They been burning for weeks baw.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:33 pm to member12
quote:Please. What were you planning to do? Eat it?
and some of it probably is laced with whatever herbicides that have been put in those fields since the last burn.
This is nonsense. Plus the fire would have destroyed any chemical residue by incineration.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:35 pm to member12
Its all over the place in West fel parish. No big deal, the rain this evening will rinse everything. When it isnt damp the blower gets rid of it
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:36 pm to Loup
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When it isnt damp the blower gets rid of it
Leaf blower does the trick....although it returns within a couple of hours at my house. It's a pretty rough year for this considering I'm nowhere near a sugar cane field.
I'm sure the cold front will wipe it out for a day or two though.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:37 pm to dewster
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the Bonnie Blue flag
The flag that the Confederates were flying when they attacked Ft. Sumter?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:38 pm to dewster
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A little surprised the fire departments put out a social media post on this. Figured it was common knowledge this time of year
Not everyone in the BR area grew up around cane fields. New students and residents move in regularly and may be puzzled by all the smoke and ash.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:41 pm to member12
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filthy and disgusting
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:36 pm to member12
It’s pretty crazy we still do this in 2025, considering all the “green” incentives over the last ~15 years. Brazil has 20x’s the sugarcane the US does and they stopped burning.
2021 Article
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In response to public pressure, officials in São Paulo passed a law in 2002 mandating the gradual elimination of pre-harvest burns over the next three decades.
Producers invested in harvesting equipment that allowed them to cut the cane without burning. In the following years, the sugar cane industry worked with the state government to eliminate nearly all burns by 2017 and enact other environmental-protection measures. (Burning is still permitted until 2031 in areas too steep to harvest by machine.)
The results have been dramatic. The dry sugar cane leaves that once went up in smoke now form a protective blanket on the fields, enriching the soil. Some of these leaves, commonly called straw in Brazil, are also collected to generate renewable energy. Excess electricity from the mills is sold to the grid, often at a significant profit.
2021 Article
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:28 pm to member12
Downtown Dutchtown got covered in it Friday afternoon. Never seen it that thick.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:57 pm to member12
That’s been going on for decades. Nothing to see, move along.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:00 pm to Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
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It’s pretty crazy we still do this in 2025, considering all the “green” incentives over the last ~15 years. Brazil has 20x’s the sugarcane the US does and they stopped burning.
Louisiana loves selective enforcement of environmental laws.
My favorite is when there's a burn ban because of dry weather (like there was the last two seasons in parts of south Louisiana), but somehow the sugar cane industry gets an exemption.
Or the fact that we have to spend a fortune on lighter, aluminum, environmentally friendly vehicles with all this crap under the hood that will break. But it's totally cool if we just light several parishes on fire every year.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:28 pm to frequent flyer
The U. S. Is fat enough already. It is time for U. S Dept of Agriculture to to remove the subsidized bullshite price floor on sugar. Time to grow something that doesn’t cause obesity - Time to shift the economy and IDGAF about Sugarillionaires
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 6:29 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:41 pm to Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
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The dry sugar cane leaves that once went up in smoke now form a protective blanket on the fields, enriching the soil. Some of these leaves, commonly called straw in Brazil, are also collected to generate renewable energy. Excess electricity from the mills is sold to the grid, often at a significant profit.
. What a load of horseshite. Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:51 pm to member12
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and some of it probably is laced with whatever herbicides that have been put in those fields since the last burn.
You should be embarrassed for posting this. This is some next level effeminate shite right here. Hope you’re female.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:53 pm to Sgt_Lincoln_Osiris
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In response to public pressure, officials in São Paulo passed a law in 2002 mandating the gradual elimination of pre-harvest burns over the next three decades.
Cane fields are burned post-harvest in Louisiana, not that this will make any difference.
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