LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham took off in his crop duster from an Attica airport about 5:40 p.m. July 22. He had about 50 minutes left to live, according to a preliminary report from the ...

LAPLACE, La. — The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a crop duster plane crashed in LaPlace field. The sheriff’s office says it received a call at approximately 9:12 a.m. on ...

Crop dusters — or aerial applicators, which is their official name — also say they need thick skin to cope with what they call misinformation against their businesses. Environmentalists peg them as ...

Aerial application of pesticides, or crop dusting, is a crucial part of modern agriculture, increasing crop yields and reducing losses by billions of dollars annually. The job of an ag pilot is ...

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office received a call Saturday morning shortly after 9:00 a.m. about a crop duster crash.It happened near E. Airline Highway and Oswald Avenue in a field ...

A crop duster landed upside down in a cane field south of Lockport. According to Lockport Volunteer Fire Department’s Fire Chief Armand Autin, a crop duster spraying insecticides on cane fields “soft ...

Amid renewed fears that terrorists might wage chemical attacks, authorities grounded crop-dusting planes for a second day yesterday -- causing concerns among California farmers who could lose millions ...

BEAMAN, Iowa --- The risks are great. The job is seasonal, with this year's work basically finished. But crop-dusters --- "aerial applicators" in the modern parlance --- will say there's a real "high" ...

A look at news making headlines in your parish for Friday, November 28, 2025. If you know of an event near you or have a news ...

Lubbock, TX – Crop dusters are essential for applying necessary products in a timely manner for West Texas farmers. Crop dusters have always been used to keep farmers’ crops healthy and on track for ...

Howard Joshlin, 45, of Dallas, Texas, was killed after his crop duster struck a cable used to support a 1,080 foot tower west of Senath. The tower collapsed and the plane burst into flames upon impact ...

A Louisiana church enlisted the aircraft to help spread the holy water. Holiday blessings were spread throughout one Louisiana town thanks to some unlikely help. The Diocese of Lafayette enlisted a ...