Ind. AG to file brief supporting Asian carp suit

INDIANAPOLIS

Indiana's attorney general is preparing to file a legal brief supporting Michigan's lawsuit aimed at keeping the Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office says he'll file a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday supporting at least in part Michigan's lawsuit.

Michigan wants the Supreme Court to order the closure of the Chicago shipping locks to keep Asian carp out of Lake Michigan because the fish could devastate the Great Lakes fishing industry.

Five other Great Lakes states support Michigan's suit. Although Zoeller's brief will also support the suit, his office hasn't said how the brief would stand on the lock closure issue.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has opposed closing the locks.