Council Implements Enforcement for Shrimp Ban Ordinance

The St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) council met on September 5 to finally approve an ordinance (introduced by District E council member Fred Everhardt) that will add enforcement measures to a previously approved ordinance that bans the sale of imported seafood within the parish— specifically, shrimp, crab, and crawfish. While this has been a hotly debated ordinance at recent council meetings…