In 1924, southwest Louisiana suffered one of the worst droughts in years, experts say since 1896. According to published reports dated October 4, 1924, the last rainfall had been more than four months earlier; and it caused numerous farmers to lose their crops. Pastures were unfit for grazing, which caused many animals to perish. The drought was so severe in certain areas of the state the ground had gigantic cracks and massive gaping holes, large enough for a person to fall into. On September 13, 1924, a farmer in Gueydan, a small farming community in southwest Louisiana, reported one of his cows tripped and broke its leg when it stepped into one of the many huge gaps.
Numerous fires were breaking out in virtually every part of the state due to the high temperatures coupled with the extreme drought. The heat and drought was also blamed for the devastating loss of scores of fish found floating in canals and marshy areas.
In 1924, southwest Louisiana suffered one of the worst droughts in years, experts say since 1896. According to published reports dated October 4, 1924, the last rainfall had been more than four months earlier; and it caused numerous farmers to lose their crops. Pastures were unfit for grazing, which caused many animals to perish. The drought was so severe in certain areas of the state the ground had gigantic cracks and massive gaping holes, large enough for a person to fall into. On September 13, 1924, a farmer in Gueydan, a small farming community in southwest Louisiana, reported one of his cows tripped and broke its leg when it stepped into one of the many huge gaps.
Numerous fires were breaking out in virtually every part of the state due to the high temperatures coupled with the extreme drought. The heat and drought was also blamed for the devastating loss of scores of fish found floating in canals and marshy areas.