Louisiana Sugar Refining, LLC

Gramercy, Louisiana-based LSR, LLC (Louisiana Sugar Refining), represents the largest single investment in America’s sugar cane industry in over 40 years. This $190 million white sugar refinery is capable of refining two billion pounds of white sugar annually for distribution to commercial and retail customers throughout the United States, provides direct jobs for approximately 180 area residents and annual payroll and benefits of over $15 million.

A joint venture of Cargill, Inc. and Louisiana Sugar Growers and Refiners, Inc. (SUGAR), LSR was formed to ensure the growth and stability of Louisiana’s sugar cane farmers and to further integrate more than 800+ growers into the industry’s economic structure.

By utilizing the latest innovations in both technology and human resource practices, LSR has created a state-of-the-art refinery which brings real economic value to the community and its many stakeholders.

Our corporate mission is to bring value to our owners and employees while helping to meet the nation's demand for high quality white sugar products at both the retail and commercial levels. But most importantly, our mission also involves helping to sustain more than 800 Louisiana sugar cane growers by giving them a true economic stake in the industry, thereby doing an important justice to this critical sector of Louisiana's economy.