Welcome to the Louisiana FSA Website!
The employees of FSA look forward to assisting you as we continue our mission of providing customer based service to Louisiana's farmers and ranchers.
COVID-19 and FSA: All Service Centers Now Open to In-Person Traffic
All USDA Service Centers in Ohio are now open to in-person, walk-in traffic. Appointments are no longer required, although they are still encouraged when possible so staff can be most effective with your time. In addition, Service Center staff in all offices will continue to offer customers options for service using virtual/online meetings, email and other digital tools, as appropriate.
Local office status could return to "by appointment only," depending on weekly COVID case information. Call your local office for additional information. To find your office contact information, visit USDA FSA County office.
County Committee Elections
County committees are unique to FSA and serve as a direct link between agricultural communities across the country and USDA. For more information on FSA county committees, visit fsa.usda.gov/elections.
Your voice. Your future. Your opportunity.
Sign up and be counted in the 2022 Ag Census! Agriculture producers who did not receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture and do not receive other USDA surveys or censuses have until June 30 to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. This once-every-five-years data collection begins this November.
Disaster Assistance Available for Louisiana Farmers and Livestock Producers
USDA provides technical and financial assistance to help Louisiana farmers and livestock producers recover from damages brought on by recent storms.
Link to www.farmers.gov/recover
Subscribe to our Updates
FSA provides electronic news on programs direct to your email inbox. It can help you remember important program announcements, deadlines and requirements so you can effectively utilize FSA programs in your farm operation. In addition to the newsletter, you also can sign up to receive information through our Farmers.gov text messaging service from your County FSA office. Our offices will only issue text messages to remind subscribers of timely, important program deadlines or other information.
Visit farmers.gov/subscribe to sign-up and receive email and text message alerts from your Louisiana County FSA office.
Are you interested in a Farm Loan through USDA Farm Service Agency?
Farm Loan Discovery Tool is new online tool to help farmers and ranchers find information on farm loans that may best fit for their operations.
Your Guide to FSA Farm Loans was designed for new loan customers.
Your FSA Farm Loan Compass was developed for current farm loan customers.
For more information, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/dafl, https://newfarmers.usda.gov/ or contact your local FSA office at http://offices.usda.gov.
Farmers.gov
Producers with farmers.gov accounts can now access farm records and maps online, the latest self-service feature added to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) website.
You can quickly and easily access your land information in real time by desktop computer, tablet or phone. Capabilities include:
- View, print and export detailed farm records such as cropland, base acres, yields, CRP acres, land ownership details, and much more;
- View, print and export farm/tract maps that can be provided to lenders, chemical or fertilizer providers, and FSA for reporting acreage and crop insurance agents; and
- Export common land unit (field) boundaries as ESRI shapefiles.
The ability to access these records on demand without a visit to the service center saves you time and money.
Important Dates 2022
June 15 | County Committee Election nomination period begins |
June 20 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Juneteenth |
July 4 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Independence Day |
July 15 | Acreage reporting deadline for most spring seeded crops |
Aug. 1 | Deadline to request farm reconstitutions |
Aug. 1 | Last day to file County Committee nomination forms at your local USDA Service Center |
Aug. 5 | Deadline to apply for CLEAR30 |
Sept. 5 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Labor Day |
Oct. 10 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Columbus Day |
Oct. 31 | Deadline to apply for Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) |
Nov. 7 | County Committee election ballots will be mailed to eligible voters |
Nov. 11 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Veteran's Day |
Nov. 24 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving Day |
Dec. 5 | Last day to return County Committee ballots to your local USDA Service Center |
Dec. 25 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of Christmas Day |
Dec. 31 | Second Disaster Set-Aside for Farm Loans w/installments due before Dec. 31 |
2023 | |
Jan. 1 | Newly elected County Committee members take office |
Jan. 2 | USDA Service Centers will be closed in observance of New Year's Day |
Ongoing
- Reports of Failed Acreage must be filed with the County Office before disposition of the crop.
- Offers for Continuous CRP enrollment are still being accepted.
- Reports of Prevented Planting Acreage must be filed with the County Office no later than 15 calendar days after the final planting date for that county and producers of hand-harvested crops and certain perishable crops must notify FSA within 72 hours of when a loss becomes apparent.
Contact FSA right away for notice of loss deadlines and disaster program requirements.
For more information, contact your local USDA FSA County office.
Latest FSA News for Louisiana
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs of Organic Producers
USDA Seeks Members for Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
USDA’s CLEAR30 Offers Producers with Expiring Voluntary Conservation Contracts Longer Term Options
USDA Announces Grassland Conservation Reserve Program Signup for 2023
USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk
National Agriculture Day: Fifty Years Later, Farmers Are Growing a Climate for Tomorrow
USDA Names Appointees to the Louisiana Farm Service Agency State Committee