School Board Expresses Support for Decreased Menhaden Fishing Buffer Zone

The Plaquemines Parish School Board (PPSB) has officially expressed its support for limiting restrictions on Menhaden Industry. Specifically, the board approved a resolution that stated its support for an initiative to limit the buffer zone where Menhaden boats cannot go to one-fourth of a mile off the coast in “certain areas of Louisiana” during their February 5 meeting. The current buffer...

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