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Port of Lake Charles ships rice to conflict-ridden areas of Africa

Port of Lake Charles ships rice to conflict-ridden areas of Africa This shipment is part of the World Food Program for a $55 million contract to help people in the conflict-ridden Sahel region of Africa. By Andrea Robinson | May 13, 2021 at 9:47 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 9:47 PM LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The port of Lake Charles is moving Louisiana rice to help feed areas of Central Africa that are in need. Crews at the port have been packing bags of rice, weighing 110 pounds each, into the Tao Star cargo ship that will sail across the Atlantic to help some of the African countries facing conflict. More than 19,000 tons of rice are being shipped to Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic and Cameroon.

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