Millions in USAID money has gone to some of the largest rice mill operations in the state, such as Supreme Rice in Crowley ...

All types of rice (except sushi and quick cooking) with a label indicating that it's from Arkansas, Louisiana ... Rice that's grown organically takes up arsenic the same way conventional rice ...

The ratoon rice crop could be a near-total loss ... pressure and a tougher environment, compared with growing conditions in northeast Louisiana or Arkansas, according to Harrell.