Feral hogs cost Louisiana more than $90M annually

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From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a recent LSU AgCenter estimate.  Based on responses to a 2021 survey, the study found that hog damage costs landowners $66.2 million in crop losses and $24.9

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