Sugarcane Laborer in New Iberia Louisiana 1938

A day laborer works in the sugarcane fields of New Iberia, Louisiana, in October 1938. The regions agricultural economy heavily relied on sugarcane cultivation. Russell Lee documented labor practices for the Farm Security Administration, emphasizing the importance of manual labor in sustaining Louisianas rural communities. This period marked significant agricultural activity in the South.

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