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

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St. Bernard council member for District E and commercial fisherman, Fred Everhardt Jr., speaks at the shrimpers rally. Photo by Justin Walton
St. Bernard council member for District E and commercial fisherman, Fred Everhardt Jr., speaks at the shrimpers rally. Photo by Justin Walton

Louisiana shrimpers, particularly from St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes, 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 Lo…