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NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Department of Labor debarred a Calcasieu Parish farmer from participating in the H-2A visa program for one year, after an investigation discovered multiple violations under the H-2A program.The department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that Jevon Natali, operating as Jevon Natali Farms near Lake Charles, violated H-2A program requirements when it misrepresented the actual terms and conditions of employment on its submitted job order. The H-2A visa program allows agricultural employers who anticipate a shortage of domestic workers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers to the U.S. to perform agricultural labor of a temporary or seasonal nature. The one-year