Louisiana Gov. Edwards Requests Federal Disaster Declaration for Flooded Fisheries
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news:
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that he has requested a federal fisheries disaster declaration for Louisiana from the U.S. Department of Commerce following impacts of the spring flood flight on the fishing industry in Louisiana.
Troubling mortality rates among oysters, declining fish catches and the financial damage to the livelihoods of those in the fishing industry . . .
Gov. John Bel Edwards announced today that he has requested a federal fisheries disaster declaration for Louisiana from the U.S. Department of Commerce following impacts of the spring flood flight on the fishing industry in Louisiana.
Troubling mortality rates among oysters, declining fish catches and the financial damage to the livelihoods of those in the fishing industry . . .