Commissioner, senator seek crawfish funding

On Thursday, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, introduced the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act. The Act follows Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) Commissioner Strain’s letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack asking that the Emergency Livestock Assi…