Nutria’s trip from financial savior to disputed expense
With about six weeks to go before the government shuts down, House Republicans are still bickering over how best to spend taxpayer dollars. But representatives were able to come together on one thing: finding money for the war on nutria. The U.S. House voted 361-56 late Tuesday night to continue the $60 million Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act until 2030. It’s a bipartisan cause that is bigger than just Louisiana. California nutria recently have migrated into food-producing areas along the San Joaquin River.