Shrimpers Gather for Rally in Baton Rouge, Demand Action from State Officials

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  • Louisiana Shrimp Association leader Acy Cooper talks on need for unity at Shrimpers Rally. Photo by Justin Walton
    Louisiana Shrimp Association leader Acy Cooper talks on need for unity at Shrimpers Rally. Photo by Justin Walton
  • Shrimpers gather at state capital to protest imports overtaking their product.
    Shrimpers gather at state capital to protest imports overtaking their product.
  • St. Bernard council member for District E and commercial fisherman Fred Everhardt speaks at Shrimpers rally. Photos by Justin Walton
    St. Bernard council member for District E and commercial fisherman Fred Everhardt speaks at Shrimpers rally. Photos by Justin Walton
The shrimpers of Plaquemines Parish and Louisiana took their battle to save the domestic commercial shrimp industry to the state capital on Thursday, May 11, holding a rally in Baton Rouge as the House of Representatives was in session. The message shrimpers had for the state politicians was simple: limit the amount of shrimp imports coming into Louisiana. Organized by Louisiana Shrimp …

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