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Shrimp samples reveal imports Rapid genetic tests used at random eateries in Acadiana
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ABOVE: Jesus is crucified as The Ragin’ Cajun Catholics present their annual Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at Girard Park. The Stations are a series of 14 images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and accompanying prayers. BOTTOM LEFT: Spectators watch as the Living Stations of the Cross are performed on Friday. BOTTOM RIGHT: The faithful pray during Friday’s observance.
The drive along U.S. 190 in Acadiana is a destination for those in search of authentic Cajun cuisine, but new testing shows some of the seafood may not be locally sourced. The newest batch of shrimp testing from a company sampling restaurants across the South found that half of the “We were restaurants sampled along a pretty stretch of 190 in surprised, Louisiana were because this serving imported shrimp, and area is known for its Cajun that these establishments were culture. When mostly claiming you go there, to serve local you expect to catch. eat crawfish SeaD Consultand shrimp.” ing, the company using a rapid DAVE WILLIAMS, genetic test to identify shrimp SeaD Consulting species, is on a mission to help revitalize the state’s ailing coastal industry by shining a light on seafood mislabeling at restaurants. Louisiana shrimpers have for years struggled to compete against cheap foreign imports. The vast majority of seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported from other countries. For their latest round of tests, team members at the company tested 24 eateries in March along 190 between St. Landry and Allen parishes, starting in Krotz Springs and ending in Kinder. “We were pretty surprised, because this area is known for its
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MMR Group expands with modular plant in Lafayette
CONFLICTT IN THEE MIDDLE EAST
2 U.S. aircraft downed as war in Iran escalates 1 service member rescued, 1 missing
BY ADAM DAIGLE
Acadiana business editor
Now with 10,000 employees and established as the largest open electrical shop contractor in America, MMR Group could have opened its new modular systems division anywhere. And, according to founder and CEO Pepper Rutland, MMR looked almost everywhere. But in the end, the company landed in Lafayette and held a grand opening for the site on East Pont Des Mouton Road in the former Southern Glazer’s facility on Thursday.
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Groups tour the facility during the grand opening of MMR’s ä See MMR, page 4A Lafayette operations on Thursday.
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have been downed in the conflict and came just two days after President Donald Trump said in a national address that the U.S. has “beaten and completely decimated Iran” and was “going to finish the BY SAM MEDNICK, KONSTANTIN job, and we’re going to finish it TOROPIN and SEUNG MIN KIM very fast.” Associated Press One fighter jet was shot down WASHINGTON — Iran shot down two in Iran, officials said. A U.S. crew U.S. military planes in separate member from that plane was resattacks Friday, with one service cued, but a second was missing, member rescued and at least one and a U.S. military search-andmissing, in a dramatic escalation rescue operation was underway. since the war began nearly five Neither the White House nor weeks ago. ä See AIRCRAFT, page 5A It was the first time U.S. aircraft
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