In his State of the Union Address, President Biden outlined his initiatives to help ease inflation. In an exclusive interview with Louisiana Radio Network, Bharat Ramamurti (Rom-ah-more-tee) Deputy Director of the National Economic Council says part of that plan is addressing what the Administration calls price gouging in the ocean shipping industry.
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Today the Lenten season begins the biggest time of the year sales-wise for the seafood industry. Harlon Pearce, Chairman of the Gulf Seafood Institute, says the crawfish season should be good, but oyster beds were impacted by Hurricane Ida…
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Pearce says there should also be plenty of finfish available, including black drum and of course, Louisiana wild catfish.

A new UL-Lafayette jobs report indicates a slow rebound for post-pandemic employment in Louisiana. Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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