Two Louisiana Men Cited for Gross Littering and Other Infractions After Allegedly Dumping 80 Sacks of Dead Crawfish at a Boat Launch
Two Louisiana Men Cited for Gross Littering and Other Infractions After Allegedly Dumping 80 Sacks of Dead Crawfish at a Boat Launch
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana – Two Louisiana men have been cited for gross littering and other infractions after allegedly dumping 80 sacks of dead crawfish at a boat launch.
On April 5, 2023, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) stated that enforcement officials cited two men in 80 sacks of dead crawfish for alleged gross littering offenses.
Agents cited Adam M. Ory, 20, and Austin R. Barbier, 23, both of Lafayette, Louisiana, for gross littering, according to reports. Ory was also cited with selling or buying fish without a retail seafood license, violating interstate commerce regulations, and not maintaining proper records.
On the evening of March 30, agents obtained information that around 80 sacks of dead crawfish were dumped at the Hebert’s boat launch at Schooner Bayou in Little Prairie, Vermilion Parish. Agents were able to identify a truck and trailer that transported the dead crawfish to the boat launch and then find the people who were in the vehicle, who turned out to be Ory and Barbier, throughout the investigation.
Authorities discovered that Ory purchased live crawfish in Louisiana on March 20 and drove them to Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida on March 21 to sell them. Ory returned to Louisiana with the crawfish he couldn’t sell.
On March 30, Ory and Barbier dropped the now-dead crawfish at the Hebert’s boat launch. Ory lacked the necessary licenses to buy crawfish and sell them.
Violations of interstate commerce are punishable by a fine of $900 to $950 and up to 120 days in jail. Each offense of selling or buying fish without a retail seafood license and failing to keep records carries a $250 to $500 fine and up to 90 days in jail. Excessive littering is punishable by a $900 fine, 30 days in jail, and 16 hours of community service in a trash abatement program.
Corporal Derek Logan, Sgt. Justin Sonnier, Senior Agent Joshua Segrest, and Corporal Matthew Perkins are the agents involved in the case. The sheriff’s offices of Vermilion Parish, Cameron Parish, and Lafayette Parish were all involved in the investigation.
A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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