A few years ago, Mary Guarisco started noticing mountains of bagasse, the crop residue left after sugarcane is crushed, piling up at Alma Plantation down the road from her house.⁠ ⁠ “They’ve almost filled up just acres of land with this refuse,” she said. “Everybody is so curious about it here.”⁠ ⁠ Guarisco and her neighbors weren’t upset about the piles, but they were bewildered by their growth. At 87 years old, she said she’s never seen anything like it, even though she grew up around sugarcane.⁠ ⁠ It’s not just Guarisco’s imagination. The bagasse piles are bigger than ever before.⁠ ⁠ Read why the piles are growing and what people are trying to do about it at the link in bio. ⁠ ⁠ #bagasse #sugarcane #louisiana