Louisiana Inland Shrimping Season Opens. Shrimpers Navigate Uncertain Market

By Colin Campo

The News Star

The Louisiana inland shrimp season has opened. Shrimpers’ spirits and catches are down as cheaper imported shrimp keep flowing into the country.

Those imported shrimp left domestic shrimpers hoping for tariffs. They got their wish in April — just before the inland shrimping season opened — when U.S. President Donald Trump placed tariffs on many foreign goods.

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