ABBEVILLE -- Along with agriculture and oil and gas, the seafood industry is an important economic driver for south Louisiana. U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, whose 3rd Congressional District covers St. Mary and St. Martin parishes and extends to the Texas border said he does not want to see producers in such an important industry for the state working at a disadvantage, something he said has been happening because of the amount of foreign seafood coming into this country that is not held to the same standards. “Louisiana fishermen deserve a level playing field,” Higgins ...