Shrimping has been an industry and a tradition for over a century, but for many on the job, there are concerns about what comes next.
Fourth-generation shrimper, St. Mary Councilman, and member of the Louisiana Shrimp Task Force, Rodney Olander says shrimping today isn't what it used to be.
Read MoreApplications are now being accepted for the Louisiana Sea Grant Fisheries and Seafood Leadership Program.
The program launched in 2023 to help enhance leadership in the Louisiana Commercial Fishing and Seafood Industry.
The Louisiana Sea Grant Fisheries & Seafood Leadership Program (FSLP) is a one-year program divided into four, two-day workshops for networking and skill-building. It includes seminars with experts, on-site tours, personal skills improvement, and meetings with business and government leaders in Louisiana.
Read MoreLieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is renewing his call for President Trump and Louisiana’s Congressional delegation to impose a 10-cent-per-pound seafood inspection fee.
“That would allow them to hire thousands of inspectors to inspect more imported seafood. We inspect less than 5% of the imported seafood,” Nungesser explained.
Read MoreUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette biologists and undergraduate and graduate students are examining the effectiveness of invasive carp as crawfish bait, research that’s being funded by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Read MoreYou've probably seen the headlines and read the story. If you haven't, you can follow this link to learn more about the recent recall of frozen shrimp that had to be made by the giant retailer Walmart. Federal investigators say the shrimp imported from Indonesia showed signs of possible radioactive contamination.
Here in Louisiana, this story affects us in a lot of different ways, but maybe, just maybe, this "nuclear shrimp" imported from southeast Asia can be the bombshell that finally blows the lid off one of the greatest injustices in American agriculture. We have to protect American farmers/fishermen from cheaper, inferior imported products.
Read MoreDespite being called a “cruise,” the people on board The Pelican described the experience on the hypoxia monitoring expedition as very different from the elaborate dinners on a towering vacation ship or booze- and buffet-filled Caribbean itinerary.
Passengers describe waves up to 5 feet high in the Gulf of Mexico, swinging the 116-foot research vessel like a pendulum, plaguing anyone who didn’t have sturdy sea legs with bouts of seasickness. Daytime temperatures in late July soared ever higher as sweat dripped down the backs of hard-hat covered heads.
Read MoreVisitors and locals alike flocked to Delcambre for the final day of the 73rd Annual Shrimp Festival, enjoying a vibrant atmosphere filled with food, music, and camaraderie.
First-time festival-goer Joe Tamporello expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “We just come out here, and got some food to eat. And we’re going to have a couple of drinks and listen to the band.”
Read MoreA local farm using its own rice to make whiskey and vodka was featured on “Farms of America” on the Cowboy Channel Monday night.
Frugé Aquafarms is a full service seafood company covering major markets in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma, which began when Mike and Mark Frugé first started crawfish farming to make money in college.
Read MoreAfter a 10-day delay, inshore shrimp season opened Monday. Louisiana Shrimp Association President Acy Cooper says the later start to the season is actually a very good thing.
“They wanted to open August 1, and everybody was pretty much against it because we still had a lot of small shrimp. So they wanted to leave it closed for a couple more weeks to see if we could get a little bit bigger size,” Cooper said.
Read MoreLouisiana shrimpers say there’s a long list of reasons why the state’s shrimping industry has been drying up in recent decades. Atop that list is the mountain of shrimp being imported from outside the United States. It’s why Pelas and other local shrimpers are applauding President Trump’s 25 percent tariff on goods from India, including its cheaper, farm-raised shrimp, which Pelas says kills competition by dragging down overall shrimp prices.
Read MoreIn about ten days or so, the area around Delcambre, Louisiana, will start to slowly shift from a "working port" to more of a "festive port". That's because those who make their living in the always exciting world of fishing and shrimping will be taking some time away from work to celebrate the bounty that nature has given.
Read MoreRight past the dock on Calcasieu Lake, Megan La Peyre stared at an ominous rain cloud she and her team were driving straight into.
On this boat, La Peyre, an adjunct professor at the LSU AgCenter and unit leader of the U.S. Geological Survey Louisiana Fish and Wildlife Cooperative Research Unit, was joined by Seth Blitch, the director of conservation for the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana.
Read MorePETA is suing a popular festival for “steaming lobsters alive.”
PETA is suing the Maine Lobster Festival, saying that by steaming live lobsters, the festival is violating Maine’s law prohibiting the torture and torment of animals.
Read MoreTwo Louisiana congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle are coming together to try to help the state’s crawfishermen.
Read MoreLouisiana’s statewide white shrimp season has been delayed until August 11, according to St. Bernard Parish Councilmember-at-Large Fred Everhardt Jr. and Councilmember Amanda Mones.
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