By Wes Muller | Staff Writer
“The shrimp girl.” – a moniker State Rep. Jessica Domangue says is befitting, given her family’s lineage and support for Louisiana’s domestic seafood industry .
Shrimp boats stay docked in Bayou Dulac, Louisiana, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Photo: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Wes Muller
On Tuesday, a state Senate committee approved three bills sponsored by Rep. Jessica Domangue, R-Houma, that will give more power to the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry to investigate and seize unlawful seafood.
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The new analysis of federal data from the Brookings Institution, one of the oldest U.S. public policy research institutions, shows that Black residents in the southern states make up a higher share of the population in ZIP codes vulnerable to climate risks.
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Louisiana could soon replace all references to “gender” in state law to “sex” under proposed legislation advancing in the state Legislature.
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