Louisiana Sugarcane Pictorial: From the Field to the Table

by Ronnie Olivier

Overview

A 112-page hardcover book, 11" x 8" format, with 130-plus photographs depicting virtually every aspect of the south Louisiana sugarcane industry - from planting and harvesting the crop to milling and refining the cane. Also featured are aerial photos of all 11 mills operating in this region, as well as rare pictures of old machinery and buildings that served this industry in a bygone era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780925417930
Publisher:	Acadian House Publishing
Publication date:	12/02/2014
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	1,156,139
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.20(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

RONNIE OLIVIER is an award-winning photographer and safety engineer for the sugar industry, operating as Louisiana Safety Consultants, Inc.

He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette in 1974 with a degree in industrial engineering and worked for Avondale Shipyards in Morgan City, La., then for J. Ray McDermott as a safety engineer and photographer. From 1985 to 1989 he worked for International Salt Mine at Avery Island, La., after which he began working as a safety engineer for the sugar industry.

He served in the U.S. Army for two years in the early 1970s, including a tour of duty in Korea. He photographed Little League baseball and youth football in New Iberia, La., for about 15 years, beginning in 1974. He has done job-related photography continuously since 1974.

His photographs have been published in numerous sugar industry journals as well as local and regional publications.

He and his wife, May, live in Lafayette.