Louisiana Shrimp Industry

As President Donald Trump threatens to raise tariffs on more foreign goods, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) has called on him to levy tariffs of up to 100% on seafood imports — particularly shrimp and crawfish — from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

The festival’s "misleading’ response is ‘an embarrassment,'" a legislator said.

Private inspectors find four out of five vendors serving imported shrimp.

An influx of cheap foreign catch has flooded the seafood market in Louisiana, and most restaurants in the state choose to serve imported shrimp and crawfish to patrons who are either oblivious to it or mistakenly believe they’re eating local fare, according to the Louisiana Shrimp Association.

For Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes' fishing communities, this year’s Blessing of the Boats ceremony was more important than ever before as Hurricane Ida damage continued to blight their neighborhoods and industry several months after the Category 4 storm hit Louisiana.

A seafood labeling bill is one step closer to becoming law after sailing through a legislative committee meeting on Wednesday. The bill, HB 335, would…

The spending bill signed by President Trump last week will increase the amount of money for inspections of imported seafood -- a move praised by the local…

Louisiana shrimpers are facing low prices. They say the business is tougher than it’s ever been, and recently considered striking. Many are looking for…

This week on the Coastal News Roundup: construction on part of the controversial Bayou Bridge pipeline has been halted and several protesters face…

This week on the Coastal News Roudup: the blessing of the fleet. WWNO’s Travis Lux spoke with Nola.com/The Times-Picayune reporter Tristan Baurick about…