Tag Archives: recent shrimp price hike

Local Calcasieu Parish seafood restaurants adjust to price hike on shrimp

It’s been nearly four decades since the price of shrimp has been this high, but it hasn’t hampered demand.The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries shrimp program manager Martin Bourgeois said the price for shrimp has nearly doubled since last year and it may be due to the lack of imported shrimp. Read more here 22:15