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Gov. Landry Declares State of Emergency over High Diesel Prices Ahead of Harvest

Landry said the move gives immediate relief as U.S. diesel prices top $6 a gallon and remain 112% above LSU AgCenter forecasts.

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BATON ROUGE — An executive order signed by Gov. Jeff Landry in response to record-high diesel prices ahead of peak harvest season has placed Louisiana under a state of emergency. The emergency order will allow Louisiana farmers and timber harvesters to use dyed diesel fuel they already have on hand. Dyed diesel is regular diesel fuel that has been dyed red to mark it as off-road fuel; the fuel is also nontaxable. Farmers and loggers buy it for t…

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Governor Jeff Landry declares emergency to cut diesel costs for farmers

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WBRZ broke the news in Baton Rouge, United States on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
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