Fisheries Update (2022)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Dulace, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2022-02-11
Duration: 00:04:07
Subjects: Fisheries | SEAFOOD INDUSTRY | Hurricane Ida, 2021 | Hurricane damage
Contributors:
- St. Cyr, Kara Host
- Luke, Timmy Interviewee
- Caffey, Rex Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 11, 2022, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Kara St. Cyr’s report on the $305 million in damages to the seafood industry’s infrastructure due to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, and Zeta in 2020 and Hurricane Ida in 2021. She interviews Timmy Luke, the owner of Luke’s Seafood in Dulac who has just returned to work five months after Hurricane Ida. She also interviews Dr. Rex Caffey of Louisiana Sea Grant.