Harvey,

I can't remember seeing any cotton fields near Laurel, but most of my driving in that area has been on the interstates.
You might contact your local ag agent for information.
Good luck.

I was raised near Laurel and I haven't seen a cotton gin in that part of the state since I was a child (the 1960's). I don't think there are any functioning cotton gins that far south in the state. I have been known to be wrong tho.