Tag: Senator Bill Cassidy

New Legislation Introduced to Help Crawfish Processors Recover Dumping Tariffs

New Legislation Introduced to Help Crawfish Processors Recover Dumping Tariffs

Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy introduces legislation to rectify long wait by crawfish processors for the final $10.6-million of the $110-million they were awarded by Congress in 2006 for frozen crawfish tails dumping by the Chinese.

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Port of Delcambre Receives Infrastructure Grant From Dept. of Transportation

Port of Delcambre Receives Infrastructure Grant From Dept. of Transportation

The Twin Parish Port District has received a two million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for infrastructure at the Port of Delcambre. The MARAD Port Infrastructure Development Program grant will fund dock restoration on two aging structures, as well as the construction of a new industrial fabrication facility.

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Omnibus Spending Measure Provides H-2B Relief For Gulf Seafood

Omnibus Spending Measure Provides H-2B Relief For Gulf Seafood

Congress has passed and President Obama has signed into law a year-end spending and tax deal that includes important relief for seasonal seafood, tourism and restaurant employers around the Gulf and across the country. For more than a year, the Gulf Seafood Institute has joined with dozens of small business stakeholders to fight for the fixes included in H-2B legislation which will go into effect immediately.

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