The new state law took effect on Jan. 1, and requires restaurants that serve seafood to have the origins of their seafood listed on their menus.

The largest hardship they face today is competing with imports that dominate our domestic seafood market, outsourcing our jobs to foreign nations and undercutting a once-booming Louisiana industry.

While previous laws aimed to address these issues, enforcement had been inconsistent. Act 148 seeks to close that gap, with ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Louisiana catches about 70 million tons of shrimp, but it's not enough to meet America's surging demand. Cheap imports make up 90% of what the US consumes ...