The BBC link below has some useful information.
Louisiana
potatoes are a plant. they are considered a starchy food.
Potatoes have "eyes" that produce new potatoes. The person growing them cut the potato with the eye and plant them.
It is a common misconception that potatoes are roots. They are actually tubers, and thus potatoes are a part of the potato plant. They are not the roots of any plant.
The major agriculture of Louisiana are soybeans, cotton, sugar cane, rice, sweet potatoes, pecans.
Botanically, yes, they are a vegetative plant organ. Potatoes are the tuber (root) of a fruit bearing plant. But nutritionally potatoes are considered a starch/carbohydrate and not vegetables.
A potatoes plant stored starch
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Kumara, Louisiana Yam, Yellow Yam.
Potatoes should be planted in the winter for best results, especially in Louisiana. They need full sun, and they often can't get full sun if they are planted in August, because by the time they grow, it is winter.
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