WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will purchase up to $25 million of Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic Wild-Caught...
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Higgins Introduces Legislation to Combat Foreign Seafood Dumping
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 8146, the Imported Seafood Testing Act, which would increase inspections on imported seafood and levy strict penalties against...
Congressman Higgins Commends USDA for Including Crawfish in CFAP Relief
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that crawfish will be covered under the Coronavirus Food...
HIGGINS: SEAFOOD BILL WOULD HELP LA. FISHERMEN
Along with agriculture and oil and gas, the seafood industry is an important economic driver for south Louisiana.U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, whose 3rd Congressional District covers St. Mary and St....
Higgins Pushes Reforms Benefiting Louisiana Anglers
Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) voted in support of H.R. 200, the Strengthening Fishing Communities & Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, which passed the House today. The bill...
Higgins Introduces Legislation Protecting Gulf Seafood Producers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has introduced H.R. 6212, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act of 2018, which protects American consumers and small businesses from foreign...
Omega Protein launches largest vessel in Louisiana, F/V Vermilion
ABBEVILLE - (PRESS RELEASE) Omega Protein is pleased to announce the launch of its newest and largest fishing vessel operating in Louisiana, the F/V Vermilion, to start the 2018 Gulf of Mexico...
Higgins, Senators Urge Funding for Freshwater Bayou Lock
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently authored a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and U.S. Senator John Kennedy (R-LA),...
Congressman Wants Louisiana to Establish Bounty Program for Asian Carp
A Louisiana congressman is calling on his state's Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to establish a "bounty" program for Asian carp, an invasive species fish he said threatens the state's fishing...
Bills Would Open Snapper Harvest Out to At Least 25 Miles
Louisiana senators and representatives have introduced companion legislation in Congress that would give states management authority of red snapper out to 25 miles or 25 fathoms, whichever is...
Some Vacation: Higgins’ Madcap District Dash
Election to Congress was a step down from Sheriff's Office captain, U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Port Barre, told an Iota crowd last week.Maybe he was kidding. But Higgins' schedule over Congress'...