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In 2021, 205 farmers in cities within Allen Parish received a total of $2 million in 326 farm subsidies, a 58.3% decrease compared to 2020, when the total was $4.8 million in 393 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.
Farmers and Their Subsidies in Cities Associated with Allen Parish, Year Over Year
| Farmer | Total Received in 2020 | Total Received in 2021 | % Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Brothers Farms | $303,450 | $162,994 | -46.3% |
| Cathy Unkel | $78,840 | $68,754 | -12.8% |
| William Eric Unkel | $78,840 | $68,754 | -12.8% |
| Brandy L. Manuel | $252,299 | $62,563 | -75.2% |
| Jeffrey L. Manuel | $172,478 | $62,562 | -63.7% |
| Jason Smith, LLC | $275,464 | $60,517 | -78% |
| 3H Farm and Ranch, LLC | $345,390 | $59,169 | -82.9% |
| Mbmanuel | $15,482 | $58,592 | 278.5% |
| Locke Trucking, LLC | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Bearcat Logging, Inc. | $0 | $52,875 | -- |
| Hine Unkel | $95,977 | $51,790 | -46% |
| Marvin Monceaux | $128,792 | $51,214 | -60.2% |
| Glenn Decker | $20,753 | $44,905 | 116.4% |
| Stella R. Decker | $15,431 | $44,905 | 191% |
| Jane Unkel | $64,313 | $43,977 | -31.6% |
| Alysia Lauren Unkel | $0 | $41,479 | -- |
| Carolyn Manuel | $47,136 | $40,809 | -13.4% |
| Candace F. Istre | $54,153 | $38,233 | -29.4% |
| Marius Charles Istre | $89,118 | $38,233 | -57.1% |
| Rice Acres, Inc. | $147,743 | $38,018 | -74.3% |
| Kurt Smith Farms, LLC | $154,015 | $37,367 | -75.7% |
| Lane Manuel | $131,229 | $37,198 | -71.7% |
| Aaron Unkel | $82,228 | $35,145 | -57.3% |
| Allen A. Courville | $119,910 | $35,042 | -70.8% |
| Eric T. Savant | $37,666 | $29,563 | -21.5% |
| Sadie C. Savant | $37,666 | $29,563 | -21.5% |
| Brent L. Buller | $163,223 | $27,164 | -83.4% |
| Julie D. Buller | $163,223 | $27,164 | -83.4% |
| Charlon G Monceaux | $37,963 | $25,021 | -34.1% |
| Gregory Monceaux | $62,405 | $25,021 | -59.9% |
| Mary Marjorie Granger | $4,330 | $24,446 | 464.6% |
| Kent Fontenot | $53,244 | $22,779 | -57.2% |
| Clifford Fruge | $77,774 | $20,559 | -73.6% |
| Peggy Perkins | $13,460 | $20,382 | 51.4% |
| Elmo & Clara Smith, LLC | $0 | $18,830 | -- |
| Juanita Baker | $31,052 | $15,804 | -49.1% |
| Kelly Nielsen Farms, LLC | $9,308 | $13,151 | 41.3% |
| John P. Simonsen | $7,314 | $12,719 | 73.9% |
| Trampus Hebert | $0 | $12,711 | -- |
| Murry Farms, LLC | $16,308 | $12,440 | -23.7% |
| Kathleen C. Nunez | $0 | $10,527 | -- |
| Randall Lynn Nunez | $0 | $10,527 | -- |
| Roy Lynn Marcantel | $19,930 | $8,847 | -55.6% |
| Michael Primeaux | $0 | $8,833 | -- |
| Vergie L. Granger | $22,939 | $8,434 | -63.2% |
| Charles Kingrey | $23,236 | $8,252 | -64.5% |
| Jason Smith | $74,298 | $7,890 | -89.4% |
| Fossett Farms, Inc. | $6,905 | $7,408 | 7.3% |
| John P. Odom Sr. | $0 | $7,211 | -- |
| White Marsh Crawfish, LLC | $211,626 | $7,210 | -96.6% |
| Carl W. Smith | $31,533 | $6,693 | -78.8% |
| Almond Don Perkins | $51,716 | $6,620 | -87.2% |
| Pauline F. Boudreaux | $7,219 | $6,609 | -8.4% |
| Weston Monceaux Jr. | $44,279 | $6,051 | -86.3% |
| Dustin Morgan Miller | $5,082 | $5,903 | 16.2% |
| Clarice G. Papillion | $0 | $5,865 | -- |
| Mary J. Langley | $0 | $5,741 | -- |
| David S. Newman | $8,459 | $5,390 | -36.3% |
| Naomi M. Monceaux | $6,658 | $5,361 | -19.5% |
| Alice C. Granger | $9,795 | $5,342 | -45.5% |
| Kurt Unkel | $7,791 | $4,846 | -37.8% |
| Timothy Smith | $12,965 | $4,611 | -64.4% |
| Kenneth W. McCown | $104,407 | $4,533 | -95.7% |
| Ramona McCown | $104,407 | $4,533 | -95.7% |
| Henry E. Papillion | $0 | $4,179 | -- |
| Jacqueline Savant Mills | $1,683 | $4,127 | 145.2% |
| Mallet Acres, LLC | $22,939 | $4,117 | -82.1% |
| Larry Victorian | $264 | $4,016 | 1,421.2% |
| Mike T. Unkel | $0 | $3,961 | -- |
| Cassie Lebleu | $0 | $3,846 | -- |
| Jerry Robichaux Jr. | $1,692 | $3,806 | 124.9% |
| Sylvia Manuel | $0 | $3,774 | -- |
| Glara Mae Durio | $0 | $3,595 | -- |
| William Burgess | $1,555 | $3,593 | 131.1% |
| Roger's Plant Nursery, LLC | $0 | $3,487 | -- |
| Ramona Nevils Courville | $0 | $3,287 | -- |
| Dane James Beauclair | $0 | $3,201 | -- |
| Shannon Rosalie Beauclair | $19,462 | $3,201 | -83.6% |
| Mary Genevieve Fontenot | $2,838 | $3,149 | 11% |
| William Ray Miller | $2,541 | $3,095 | 21.8% |
| Roderick J. Lapoint | $0 | $3,070 | -- |
| Sally Seaman | $3,084 | $3,060 | -0.8% |
| Kirk J. Lebleu | $3,333 | $3,014 | -9.6% |
| Henry I. Nichols | $2,556 | $2,954 | 15.6% |
| Seth V. Laviolette | $4,174 | $2,886 | -30.9% |
| John M. Manuel | $35,532 | $2,870 | -91.9% |
| Tami R. Johnson | $0 | $2,850 | -- |
| Julie Ann Simmons | $9,095 | $2,815 | -69% |
| John Albert Fontenot | $1,672 | $2,708 | 62% |
| Kenneth W. Roberts Jr. | $4,803 | $2,706 | -43.7% |
| Kenneth Reeves | $2,958 | $2,672 | -9.7% |
| Mary Manuel | $2,484 | $2,311 | -7% |
| Gerald Heintz | $3,213 | $2,218 | -31% |
| Peggy Heintz | $3,213 | $2,218 | -31% |
| Cynthia M. Dyer | $0 | $2,189 | -- |
| Stephen G. Fontenot | $1,518 | $2,166 | 42.7% |
| Paul Warren Jenkins | $0 | $2,099 | -- |
| Angela Reeves | $0 | $2,045 | -- |
| Teri Reeves | $0 | $2,045 | -- |
| Larry W. Fontenot | $8,447 | $2,014 | -76.2% |
| Hornsby Land and Cattle, LLC | $1,287 | $1,970 | 53.1% |
| Roger Mark Ferriss | $0 | $1,924 | -- |
| Royce T. Scimemi | $1,592 | $1,922 | 20.7% |
| Martin Manuel | $11,139 | $1,921 | -82.8% |
| Allen Langley | $0 | $1,913 | -- |
| Robert Fruge | $4,129 | $1,862 | -54.9% |
| G D Cattle, LLC | $7,172 | $1,855 | -74.1% |
| Rachelle Francois | $0 | $1,819 | -- |
| Waynon K Richardson | $1,807 | $1,807 | 0% |
| Kenneth R. Rush | $1,818 | $1,788 | -1.7% |
| Lauren Gay Fruge | $3,292 | $1,766 | -46.4% |
| Earline Durio Rhoden | $2,556 | $1,763 | -31% |
| Howard C. Jackson | $429 | $1,693 | 294.6% |
| Lawrence Fontenot | $13,221 | $1,690 | -87.2% |
| Carolyn Deshotels | $8,434 | $1,685 | -80% |
| Tracey R. Odom | $2,154 | $1,504 | -30.2% |
| Brittney T. Bogart | $0 | $1,409 | -- |
| Rosemary a Bruchhaus | $0 | $1,393 | -- |
| Roxanne L. Butts | $0 | $1,385 | -- |
| Herman Deshotel | $0 | $1,365 | -- |
| John R. Cannon II | $0 | $1,359 | -- |
| Clifford D. Lafargue | $1,155 | $1,353 | 17.1% |
| John S. Harrell | $5,313 | $1,330 | -75% |
| Louis Fuselier Jr. | $8,348 | $1,321 | -84.2% |
| Corrina S. Roberts | $1,897 | $1,310 | -30.9% |
| Preston Frank | $1,836 | $1,285 | -30% |
| Livingston Land and Cattle | $5,203 | $1,277 | -75.5% |
| Vernon R. Welch | $792 | $1,257 | 58.7% |
| Myra M. Batchelor | $0 | $1,221 | -- |
| Drew J. Fontenot | $21,992 | $1,214 | -94.5% |
| Raoul Frank Jr. | $2,673 | $1,162 | -56.5% |
| Frances U. Cannon | $0 | $1,138 | -- |
| Thomas Mayes Jr. | $18,010 | $1,135 | -93.7% |
| Claire P. Fontenot | $870 | $1,114 | 28% |
| Russell Meaux | $4,125 | $1,114 | -73% |
| Gregory Welch | $1,092 | $1,102 | 0.9% |
| Kathleen Harrell | $6,164 | $1,073 | -82.6% |
| Patsy L. Doyle | $4,527 | $1,030 | -77.2% |
| Gary Reeves | $2,343 | $1,025 | -56.3% |
| Harold Scott Mills | $0 | $964 | -- |
| Bethany Nicole Nunez Harrell | $2,893 | $899 | -68.9% |
| Randall J. Deshotel | $5,220 | $844 | -83.8% |
| William E. Reeves Jr. | $2,049 | $823 | -59.8% |
| Navarre Farms PTR | $18,258 | $800 | -95.6% |
| Mary H. Laird | $0 | $799 | -- |
| Sandra L. Scimemi | $1,035 | $790 | -23.7% |
| Terry Martin Manuel | $0 | $762 | -- |
| Andrew Cezar | $0 | $745 | -- |
| Sarah G. Reed | $1,080 | $741 | -31.4% |
| Terry Leblanc | $0 | $735 | -- |
| Wanda S. Reeves | $2,047 | $676 | -67% |
| Gregory Allen Wolfe | $1,518 | $670 | -55.9% |
| Robert K. Hammatt | $3,017 | $668 | -77.9% |
| Sherman T. Fontenot | $1,002 | $650 | -35.1% |
| Rodney Morehead | $4,253 | $640 | -85% |
| Susan Michelle Baker | $0 | $637 | -- |
| Blake Buller | $1,458 | $580 | -60.2% |
| Errol M Bruchhaus | $824 | $569 | -30.9% |
| Jason L. Hebert | $8,270 | $569 | -93.1% |
| Judy S. Hebert | $3,122 | $569 | -81.8% |
| Clebert Steven Dauzat | $835 | $558 | -33.2% |
| Peggy Ann Bertrand Dauzat | $835 | $558 | -33.2% |
| Fred A. Ritter Jr. | $1,320 | $557 | -57.8% |
| Willie R. Peters | $1,780 | $555 | -68.8% |
| Roger D. Fontenot | $685 | $510 | -25.5% |
| Stephen P. Andrus | $0 | $468 | -- |
| Michael Fruge | $616 | $430 | -30.2% |
| Susan C. Duplichan | $1,287 | $430 | -66.6% |
| Shelton T. Fontenot | $621 | $417 | -32.9% |
| Charles Harrison | $2,042 | $415 | -79.7% |
| Ryland Dunnehoo | $924 | $409 | -55.7% |
| Ronnie Sonnier | $3,844 | $388 | -89.9% |
| Glen J. Bruce | $2,148 | $380 | -82.3% |
| Ruby A. Soileau | $0 | $361 | -- |
| Scott Carpenter | $1,743 | $360 | -79.3% |
| Timothy M. Jordan | $924 | $360 | -61% |
| Tammy M Jeanise | $0 | $352 | -- |
| Trudi M. Guillory | $0 | $352 | -- |
| Karla Semien | $502 | $347 | -30.9% |
| 4Q Farm, LLC | $0 | $327 | -- |
| Bonelle Cezar Leday | $0 | $324 | -- |
| Terry G. Hayes | $1,881 | $318 | -83.1% |
| Allie Joan Manuel | $0 | $315 | -- |
| Sherwin Lefranc | $454 | $314 | -30.8% |
| Obery Goodly | $792 | $291 | -63.3% |
| Eric Dubriel | $660 | $291 | -55.9% |
| Brian Smith | $900 | $290 | -67.8% |
| Mitchell B. Manuel | $0 | $278 | -- |
| Tommy Stockman | $786 | $272 | -65.4% |
| Randall A. Lafleur | $842 | $267 | -68.3% |
| Jeremy Mitchell | $1,320 | $263 | -80.1% |
| Mary Goodly | $1,023 | $225 | -78% |
| Ray Romero | $0 | $220 | -- |
| Lyndon E. Livingston | $770 | $208 | -73% |
| Christopher Paul Ardoin | $616 | $207 | -66.4% |
| Bryan H. Pruitt | $462 | $200 | -56.7% |
| Janis M. Sonnier | $0 | $182 | -- |
| Mack W. Berry | $0 | $165 | -- |
| Connie Manuel | $0 | $158 | -- |
| Elsie Frank | $464 | $124 | -73.3% |
| Nannette G. Mayes | $175 | $118 | -32.6% |
| Ora J. Langley | $412 | $111 | -73.1% |
| Janet Doyle | $264 | $97 | -63.3% |
| Cheryl F. Fawcett | $0 | $29 | -- |
| Patricia G. Degeyter | $83 | $10 | -88% |
| Bernard Marcantel | $10,342 | $0 | -100% |
| Christopher S. Mayes | $14,498 | $0 | -100% |
| Germaine Clark | $3,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Jacqueline R. Storer | $3,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Jerome J. Manuel | $4,916 | $0 | -100% |
| Juanita W. Fontenot | $6,054 | $0 | -100% |
| Kurt D. Johnson | $2,029 | $0 | -100% |
| Liesha F Courville | $3,578 | $0 | -100% |
| Sonnier Farms, Inc. | $18,780 | $0 | -100% |
| Aet P Xanamane | $976 | $0 | -100% |
| Dennis Martinez | $331 | $0 | -100% |
| Linda S. Peters | $770 | $0 | -100% |
| Lonesome Dove Land Company, LLC | $1,526 | $0 | -100% |
| Betty Fuselier | $728 | $0 | -100% |
| Bruce Douglas | $1,165 | $0 | -100% |
| C & J Smith Farms, LLC | $4,266 | $0 | -100% |
| Callie Kennedy - the William T Kennedy and/Or CA | $10,528 | $0 | -100% |
| David Thibodeaux | $38 | $0 | -100% |
| J C Smith Farms, Inc. | $21,375 | $0 | -100% |
| J C Smith Properties, LLC | $72,967 | $0 | -100% |
| Marcantel Farms, LLC | $45,448 | $0 | -100% |
| Olivia V. Cezar | $1,582 | $0 | -100% |
| Rebecca B. Smith | $8,659 | $0 | -100% |
| Landon A. Cappel | $6,018 | $0 | -100% |
| Sullivan Fontenot | $3,576 | $0 | -100% |
| Total subsidies | $4,761,010 | $1,984,063 | -58.3% |
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