releases: https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/louisiana-businesses-lost-85-million-due-trump-s-tariffs
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| https://abraham.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/louisiana-businesses-lost-85-million-due-trump-s-tariffs | Louisiana businesses lost $85 million due to Trumps tariffs | 2018-12-15 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Republican | House | LA | Ralph Abraham | A000374 | abraham.house.gov | legacy | At a town hall in Lafayette on Thursday, former Congressman Charles Boustany outlined just how much the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration are costing Louisiana. Boustany is a spokesperson for Tariffs Hurt the Heartland, a nationwide, nonpartisan campaign. According to data the group released from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Census Bureau: Businesses in Louisiana paid out $19 million in product tariffs in October 2018. Louisiana manufacturers and farmers paid $17 million in tariffs in October and more than $39 million since the beginning of the trade war. In total, Louisiana businesses have paid $85 million in extra costs since the tariffs were imposed. Congressman Ralph Abraham has filed a bill intended to help with that part, at least. On Monday, Abraham introduced a bill to change the language to allow payments based onplantedacres helping to take the burden off farmers who were unable to harvest and store their soybeans. To read the full article, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |