Reniform nematode was found to have a high incidence of occurrence in central and northeast Louisiana. This nematode was shown to be spreading in a number of parishes based on changes in the percent occurrence over time. The percent of reniform nematode from Franklin, Richland, Ouachita, Morehouse, and Caldwell parishes went from 2.5-52.7, 3.6-60.3, 0.8-17.9, 3.1-35.0, and 21.7-57.3%, respectively, during the past 19 years.