By Bjorn Morfin
KLFY-TV
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser praised the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) following reports that the federal government will purchase up to $25 million in Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic wild-caught shrimp.
With nearly one-third of the seafood consumed in the United States harvested fresh from Louisiana waters, the goal is to provide relief to the seafood industry, which in Louisiana, has suffered loss and damages from multiple catastrophic setbacks.