Tag: Seafood processors

Ida’s Wrath Leaves Destruction and Strain on Bayou Crabbing Family

Ida’s Wrath Leaves Destruction and Strain on Bayou Crabbing Family

As one of her sons rode out the wrath of Hurricane Ida’s 170 mph winds on his shrimp boat at the dock of her seafood processing business in Dulac, Trudy Luke and her husband Timmy with the rest of the family worried what they would find when they returned home.

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Louisiana Mudbugs Entangled in Muddy Waters of H2B Regulation

Louisiana Mudbugs Entangled in Muddy Waters of H2B Regulation

With the Ash Wednesday kick off of the prime mudbug season, crawfish fanatics are in for a roller coater ride on whether peeled crawfish will be available for etouffee and other favorite dishes served across the state in famous restaurants and at home, according to Gulf Seafood Institute founding member Frank Randol.

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Congressman Boustany Gives Seafood Processors A Boost With H2B Labor Letter

Congressman Boustany Gives Seafood Processors A Boost With H2B Labor Letter

Gulf Coast seafood processors and its hospitality industry rely annually on a seasonal workforce granted entry to the United States via the temporary worker H-2B visa program. Working closely with the Gulf Seafood Institute, Louisiana Congressman Boustany has led a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez asking him to resume accepting private wage surveys.

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