Home > Money & Business > Economic Development > Biomass Energy Resources in Louisiana [Image: Biomass Energy] A description of how biomass is being used for energy in Louisiana with an emphasis on the potential for expansion in the industry. (Revised 11/06) Louisiana ag looks good for 2008 [Image: corn harvest 07] Large acreage shifts, high yields and good prices marked 2007 production. And this trend bodes well for the New Year. Louisiana's Rural Poverty [Image: Document Image] This fact sheet breaks down the poverty rates by parish and population density. It includes a map of the areas of persistent poverty in Louisiana.