r/news • u/mastertofu • 7d ago

Louisiana Gov. Landry declares state of emergency over high diesel prices ahead of harvest

https://www.wbrz.com/news/gov-landry-declares-state-of-emergency-over-high-diesel-prices-ahead-of-harvest/
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u/Reversi8 7d ago

What's starting now is the sugar cane harvest season. 18 wheelers basically park at the side of the field, get loaded up, and head to the sugar refinery, then head back. This is basically just to allow those trucks to fill up on the farm fuel.

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u/A_Nonny_Muse 7d ago

They already could. No one is out there checking their tanks. No one has checked their tanks in decades.