IBERIA PARISH (DELCAMBRE) — “Me? I want fresh stuff, I don't want nothing that's been sitting on a 18-wheeler."
Imports. The greatest competition for local Delcambre shrimpers.
“The shrimping industry is at its all-time low right now, and it's horrible right now," said shrimper Cherie Boudreaux, who has owned more than 20 boats. “As a teenager, my ex-husband and I used to walk the docks of Delcambre, and we always said we were gonna get a shrimp boat one day."
Former shrimp processor, Dietrich, used to work with local shrimper Renee Gregois, on his boat known as the ‘Lil Man.'
