Report Shows Tariffs Are Hurting Louisiana's Biggest Ports

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The impact of trade wars negatively affected Louisiana's biggest ports last year, according to reports from their governing bodies.

The recently released reports say bulk cargo volumes dropped by 25% at the Port of New Orleans in 2019, and the much larger Port of South Louisiana just upriver saw a decrease of 15%, The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune reported.