VOL. 99, No. 6 www.LDAF.la.gov March 17, 2016 Jay Ducote Food enthusiast, blogger, TV star, radio show host Photos by Food Network By Veronica Mosgrove It’s not uncommon to find some In fact, he just enjoyed cooking the cooking he did on the grounds tailgates which included barbecue, Jay D’s Louisiana Barbecue Sauce of the best tailgate food prepared in for people particularly on game of the University that ultimately jambalaya, gumbo and red beans which is made in Louisiana and Baton Rouge, Louisiana by cooks day in the confines of Louisiana landed him on a number of reality and rice – anything that could be sweetened with Louisiana cane from around the state. Jay Ducote State University (LSU) and the cooking shows, most notably Food cooked in big iron pots.” syrup. never dreamed of becoming a chef. world famous Death Valley. It’s Network Star. Ducote’s Bite & Booze blog was “Using Louisiana ingredients “A year ago, I was filming Food such a hit that in April 2011, he is important to me,” said Network Star in Los Angeles,” said was offered a radio show which Ducote. “Other Louisiana Ducote. The show aired between airs on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and influences include cayenne pepper June and August of 2015. Sunday at 7:00 p.m. on WDGL for a little kick.” After graduating from LSU with Talk 107.3 FM. He’s even won Since launching his barbecue degrees in economics and political several broadcasting awards for sauce, Ducote has also collaborated science, Ducote taught math and his radio show dedicated entirely with Louisiana’s Landry Vineyard coached high school baseball to highlighting and promoting the to create Jay D’s Blanc Du Bois. before becoming a researcher and local food and beverage scene. You can also find his Louisiana grant writer at the Department of Over the years, the blog and radio Molasses Mustard, which is also Health and Hospitals. broadcast have evolved into an sweetened with Louisiana cane Not a fan of sitting at a computer exploration of food culture. syrup, on store shelves. all day long, Ducote started writing “I’ve found something I am “Jeff Landry is very proud of about food. “I was literally writing truly passionate about and now the grape that’s grown here in about what I had for lunch that I research it. I learn everything I Louisiana and heavily promotes day,” said Ducote. can about food so I can tell stories it,” Ducote said. The year was 2009 and social about the people, our culture and Ducote’s Blanc Du Bois came media was not only becoming the history of cuisine.” out last Memorial Day. The next more popular, but changing how One thing Ducote does not want collaboration will be in stores this people got information. Ducote’s to be called is a food critic. Memorial Day. His products can blog started to take off. “I’m a food enthusiast, not a be found in stores in Baton Rouge, But as his hobby of writing about critic. I want to celebrate our local Lafayette, New Orleans, Monroe food grew, Ducote’s cooking skills food scene, our local chefs and and the Northshore area. He also remained consistent with what he most importantly, our local food has a barbecue dry rub coming out was passionate about. producers.” soon. “The extent of my cooking was Before being a contestant on Food what I learned to cook at LSU Network Star, Ducote launched See Ducote, cont'd on page 20 Page 2 Market Bulletin March 17, 2016 Louisiana Agriculture & Forestry Today USDA designates natural disaster areas Baton Rouge, La. (March 2, requirements are met. Farmers in industry. Because unpredictable are: Baxter, Crawford, Franklin, 2016) – The U.S. Department eligible areas have eight months weather is unavoidable, we must Fulton, Garland, Hempstead, of Agriculture (USDA) has from the date of the declaration to have measures in place to help our Independence, Jackson, Johnson, designated 13 counties in apply for loans to help cover part agriculture producers sustain these Lafayette, Lee, Little River, Logan, Arkansas as primary natural of their actual losses. FSA will businesses when mother nature Lonoke, Mississippi, Monroe, disaster areas because of excessive consider each loan application on wreaks havoc,” said Agriculture Montgomery, Newton, Poinsett, rain and flooding that occurred its own merits, taking into account and Forestry Commissioner Mike Prairie, Pulaski, St. Francis, Saline, from November 1, 2015 through the extent of losses, security Strain, D.V.M. Scott, Searcy, Sharp, Van Buren January 12, 2016. As a result, available and repayment ability. The 13 Arkansas counties that are and White. some Louisiana farmers could be FSA has a variety of programs, in designated disaster areas as a result Bossier and Caddo parishes eligible for assistance. addition to the EM loan program, to of damages and losses because of are contiguous to these Arkansas Farmers in Bossier and Caddo help eligible farmers recover from the rain include: Cleburne, Conway, counties that are impacted by the parishes are eligible for low adversity. Crittenden, Cross, Faulkner, Izard, excessive rain and flooding. interest emergency (EM) loans “Our farmers and ranchers Miller, Perry, pope, Sebastian, Local FSA offices can provide Mike Strain from USDA’s Farm Service often face unpredictable weather Stone, Woodruff and Yell. The affected farmers with further Commissioner Agency (FSA), provided eligibility conditions that can threaten the contiguous Arkansas counties information. 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