There's been strong speculation since the beginning of the year that the penny was on the chopping block and would no longer be made in the USA. It's now official and we have all the details.
Reps. Clay Higgins and Troy Carter have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to give the FDA authority to destroy contaminated seafood imports, closing a loophole that endangers U.S. consumers and undercuts Louisiana’s shrimp industry.
A proposed bill in the current legislative session would ban outdoor balloon releases, citing concerns over environmental damage, wildlife deaths, and recent utility outages.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is demanding an end to U.S. taxpayer dollars funding foreign shrimp aquaculture, which is devastating Louisiana shrimpers. The Southern Shrimp Alliance backs Cassidy’s push to stop IFIs from supporting foreign competitors at the expense of American industry.
Explore the controversies surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program and the extensive fraud issues faced by the government, after four in Louisiana are accused of fraud.