Kennedy reintroduces bill to support Louisiana crawfish farmers

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would aid Louisiana crawfish farmers after a weather-related disaster.

The bill, known as the Crawfish Recovery Assistance from Weather Disasters and Droughts (CRAWDAD) Act, would make it possible for crawfish producers to be eligible for Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) funding permanently. Kennedy said it would also classify droughts as a weather event that the Secretary of Agriculture could declare as an emergency.