Table 45. Selected Operation and Operator Characteristics: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
St. Charles 
St. Helena 
St. James 
St. John the Baptist 
St. Landry 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR CHARACTERISTICS - Con. 
Days worked off farm: 
None 
2012 
35 
129 
36 
11 
403 
2007 
16 
122 
39 
16 
379 
Any 
2012 
35 
244 
27 
12 
935 
2007 
42 
242 
25 
15 
1,022 
1 to 49 days 
2012 
5 
16 
- 
- 
102 
2007 
4 
38 
4 
2 
159 
50 to 99 days 
2012 
5 
19 
1 
- 
86 
2007 
2 
14 
3 
1 
101 
100 to 199 days 
2012 
8 
39 
9 
6 
102 
2007 
6 
61 
1 
6 
210 
200 days or more 
2012 
17 
170 
17 
6 
645 
Years on present farm: 
2007 
30 
129 
17 
6 
552 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
17 
- 
- 
47 
2007 
6 
24 
3 
- 
58 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
12 
11 
7 
- 
80 
2007 
9 
20 
6 
1 
91 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
21 
66 
4 
6 
213 
2007 
8 
74 
2 
8 
310 
10 years or more 
2012 
32 
279 
52 
17 
998 
2007 
35 
246 
53 
22 
942 
Average years on present farm 
2012 
15.4 
22.7 
24.2 
25.1 
19.8 
Years operating any farm (see text): 
2007 
19.9 
21.1 
22.3 
21.5 
18.8 
2 years or less 
2012 
5 
15 
- 
- 
37 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
3 or 4 years 
2012 
6 
9 
4 
- 
74 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 to 9 years 
2012 
7 
59 
3 
3 
177 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
10 years or more 
2012 
52 
290 
56 
20 
1,050 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Average years on any farm 
2012 
19.8 
24.2 
26.5 
25.7 
21.6 
Age group: 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Under 25 years 
2012 
- 
- 
3 
- 
- 
2007 
- 
3 
1 
- 
12 
25 to 34 years 
2012 
10 
35 
1 
2 
51 
2007 
2 
11 
1 
- 
53 
35 to 44 years 
2012 
8 
38 
1 
- 
166 
2007 
9 
39 
9 
4 
162 
45 to 54 years 
2012 
9 
57 
17 
4 
266 
2007 
8 
85 
18 
3 
336 
55 to 59 years 
2012 
9 
50 
14 
4 
215 
2007 
12 
51 
8 
6 
180 
60 to 64 years 
2012 
7 
46 
3 
2 
195 
2007 
10 
73 
6 
4 
210 
65 to 69 years 
2012 
5 
71 
7 
5 
168 
2007 
7 
31 
11 
2 
181 
70 years and over 
2012 
22 
76 
17 
6 
277 
2007 
10 
71 
10 
12 
267 
Average age 
2012 
58.2 
58.6 
59.6 
62.1 
58.5 
INTERNET ACCESS (SEE TEXT) 
2007 
57.6 
58.3 
57.2 
65.3 
57.8 
Internet access 
2012 
57 
221 
42 
20 
805 
2007 
27 
148 
38 
21 
609 
Dial-up service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
19 
2 
- 
85 
DSL service 
.farms, 2012 
25 
63 
22 
9 
319 
Cable modem service 
.farms, 2012 
41 
24 
13 
8 
166 
Fiber-optic service 
Mobile broadband plan for computer 
.farms, 2012 
5 
6 
21 
or cell phone 
.farms, 2012 
- 
41 
6 
2 
156 
Satellite service 
.farms, 2012 
- 
86 
1 
3 
192 
Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
2 
- 
4 
Other Internet service farms, 2012 
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION (SEE TEXT) 
Operation with over 50 percent ownership interest held 
by operator and/or persons related to operator by 
5 
blood/marriage/adoption 
.farms, 2012 
67 
364 
55 
21 
1,287 
acres, 2012 
15,874 
47,413 
36,033 
10,590 
279,009 
Limited Liability Corporation 
.farms, 2012 
3 
15 
15 
6 
118 
OPERATION'S LEGAL STATUS FOR TAX 
PURPOSES (SEE TEXT) 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,017 
12,243 
(D) 
30,441 
Family or individual 
.farms, 2012 
63 
343 
38 
15 
1,163 
2007 
49 
347 
32 
20 
1,186 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
(D) 
5,651 
(D) 
194,883 
2007 
6,571 
47,802 
(D) 
(D) 
205,223 
Partnership 
.farms, 2012 
1 
14 
13 
2 
90 
2007 
5 
11 
10 
3 
133 
acres, 2012 
(D) 
4,241 
11,170 
(D) 
52,556 
Corporation: 
2007 
1,018 
2,428 
9,269 
6,271 
48,299 
Family-held 
.farms, 2012 
6 
14 
12 
6 
68 
2007 
4 
5 
20 
7 
66 
acres, 2012 
779 
7,967 
23,121 
(D) 
47,881 
2007 
(D) 
(D) 
23,942 
5,000 
33,293 
Other than family held 
.farms, 2012 
1 
- 
- 
8 
2007 
- 
1 
2 
1 
9 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
4,756 
Other - cooperative, estate or trust, 
2007 
" 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
institutional, etc 
.farms, 2012 
- 
1 
- 
- 
9 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
acres, 2012 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
745 
2007 
- 
- 
- 
(D) 
-continued 
598 Louisiana 2012 Census of Agriculture - Parish Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
