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SBP.73 

 T628 

 no ,11 



Mississippi River in the 

 Parish is Louisianas "Perique 

 k) Inj the U.S. Departiuent of 

 he in the country. In the latest 

 lU of French Acadian descent, 



pd.s in 1972 grown on 222 acres 

 kl, over the xjears, its growth has 



U-oject as it Jias been for almost 

 ^y pride has been handed down 

 It ion to produce a tobacco that 



mts per pound in 1972, Perique 

 f tobacco farmers in St. fames 

 sold to the two buyers in the 

 ? smoking tobacco blends. 



hrettes and other tobacco )nod- 

 )onomt/ of Louisiana. There are 

 '^^dWm^^mm'mWmtribute these products in the state 

 ^presenting more than $185 million in sales at the retail level. Wholesale 

 ■sales of cigarettes alone amounted to more than $110 million in 1972. 



Taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products are stdystantial in Louisi- 

 ana where the state government collected more than $52 million in 1972. 

 About $37 million went to federal tax collections for cigarettes sold in 

 the "Pelican State." 



Production of Perique tobacco in Louisiana has become more than just 

 another agricultural industry . . . it is a true Louisiana tradition. The 

 flavor of the history and background of Type 72 is as aromatic as the 

 best of tobaccos. This booklet attempts to trace that history and to 

 describe a farm process that has changed little .since Pierre Chenet devel- 

 oped Perique frum the Indians who once inhabited what is now St. James 

 Parish. 



To])acco History Series 

 First Edition 



THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE 



1776 K St., N.W., Washington, D. C. 



