How Goats Have Found Jobs in Northwest Louisiana

Minden, Louisiana is Getting Put on the House Renovation Map Because of One Fearless Woman.

Several of us folks have a new girl crush who is making us all fall in love with old cottages. Meet Sara McDaniel, she is the visionary behind epic renovation projects in Minden. Sara is doing to Northwest Louisiana what Chip and Joana did to Waco, Texas.

Sara McDaniel is Always Sharing Her Remodeling Journeys Via Social Media.

If you love watching those home renovation shows you need to follow Southern Cottage on social media, you'll love seeing the renovations happening in our community. Sometimes she does crazy things like hiring goats for work.

Have You Seen Goatscaping Videos All Over TikTok?

Goatscaping is when a herd of goats are put on a property to clear a property of brush and overgrowth. Sara McDaniel said, "As a full-time real estate investor it is very important that I can keep my budget in check while performing tasks that need to be completed at my properties." So what did she do? She hired a company to bring out 44 goats to eat the kudzu and weeds on about half an acre of property that she needs to be cleared out. Some of the goats escaped causing a riot in Minden, who doesn't love walking down the street and seeing a bunch of goats all over town? After three days the goats devoured everything almost down to the dirt.

Sara documented everything and said "Here’s a short video where I share my experience with goatscaping it is one of the most affordable and eco-friendly options to get rid of brush and overgrowth."