Generations of sharecroppers farmed the land, called the Franklin Farms megasite, until 2006, when the Franklin family sold it to the state of Louisiana, which then hoped to attract an auto plant.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
In the north, Louisiana also had sharecroppers and still has cotton fields.
—
Christine Ochefu,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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