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Flood waters washing away rice crop Farmers working on what to do next By PATRICK COURREGES pcourreges@theadvocate.com Acadiana bureau VILLE PLATTE -- Flood waters have begun to recede in the area around northern Evangeline Parish but not before wiping out thousands of acres of rice. Agents of the LSU Agricultural Center's extension and research programs made the rounds in Evangeline Parish on Tuesday, talking about the things farmers worry about each year -- such as weeds and insects -- and the specific problems of the recent heavy rains. Days of heavy rains flooded parts of south Louisiana earlier this month,...