Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana shrimp towns right at the start of shrimp season, destroying homes, sinking boats and threatening the livelihoods of local shrimpers.
Some 20%-30% of the fleet of shrimp boats in the Golden Meadow region of Lafourche parish was wiped out by the powerful winds from the Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Sunday, shrimpers said. The industry had already suffered lower seafood demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the storm struck fishing communities southwest of New Orleans that had largely been spared when Hurricane Katrina pummeled the state 16 years ago.
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