US: Louisiana governor issues a disaster declaration for the crawfish industry

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) issued a disaster declaration for the crawfish industry Wednesday, according to a press release. “Louisiana’s extreme drought conditions have affected our farmers, our economy, and our way of life,” Landry said in a statement in the release. “All 365,000 crawfish acres in Louisiana have been affected by these conditions. That is why I am issuing a disaster declaration. The crawfish industry needs all the support it can get right now.” Landry’s declaration follows recent letters from Louisiana Reps. Clay Higgins (R) and Troy Carter (D) asking him for a statewide disaster declaration for the state’s crawfish industry. Both Carter and Higgins praised Landry’s issuing of the declaration in their own statements Wednesday. “My office is committed to the mission of assisting our crawfish industry and will continue to work at the federal level to secure much-needed assistance,” Higgins said in his statement. “Today’s executive order by Governor Landry will ...