An curved arrow pointing right. Louisiana catches about 70 million tons of shrimp, but it's not enough to meet America's surging demand. Cheap imports make up 90% of what the US consumes ...
Fishing and shrimping have been a Louisiana staple for generations. It was once a mom-and-pop shop employing hundreds of locals, but foreign shrimp imports have skyrocketed, forcing local prices ...
"I love being on the water, it is peaceful for me," said Jug. Jug says he has had better days now that a flood of imported shrimp is sinking shrimp farmers. According to the Louisiana Shrimp ...