A bipartisan bill from U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is aiming to put some money in the pockets of Louisiana's crawfish farmers who were hurt by China's "dumping" of under-priced crawfish.
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As a child Margot Babin would join her eight siblings harvesting crawfish from their parents rice fields. Her parents Marin and Joanna Durand started the family rice and crawfish business in 1969.
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Four hurricanes and two tropical storms later, hard hit areas of Louisiana will be the recipient of an unexpected $1.7 billion in federal hurricane relief dollars.
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Signs of life are returning along Bayou Barataria. Crab boats laden with traps navigate the waterway, careful to avoid unseen debris.
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It’s crawfish season in Louisiana. Though most locals love a good crawfish boil, we know there are plenty of ways to enjoy the crustacean that don’t require picking and peeling tails. If you want to enjoy crawfish without getting your hands dirty, Baton Rouge restaurants have you covered.
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Trapped between Bayou Barataria and The Pen, a lake known for great sport fishing, the docks of Chris Seafood have for more than 50-years been filled with crab boats hugging its piers. That was until Hurricane Ida changed everything for owner Chris Ronquille.
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Permanent and temporary closures of oyster harvesting areas by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife (TDPW) have brought protests by oyster fishermen and contributing to the shortage of Gulf oysters, as well as high prices. The department said the move was due to a variety of environmental concerns.
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Standing on the porch of the tribal community center six months after Hurricane Ida pummeled his community, Donald Dardar still chokes-up as he remembers seeing the remains of his village for the first time. The area, home to a fishing community of more than 800 Point-au-Chien Native Americans, endured some of the hurricane’s worst destruction leaving in its path unanswered questions on whether to rebuild in an area that is ground zero for the climate crisis.
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A food truck in Berlin called Holycrab! has a solution. Its slogan - if you can't beat them, eat them. The chefs started out serving Louisiana crawfish. It's an invasive species in Berlin, but with some Cajun spices - delicious.
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As we enter the Lenten season, seafood suppliers warned of higher costs, but as those price tags soar, local crawfish farmers claim their profit is at an all-time low.
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One lucky Louisiana crawfish was rescued from the boiling pot in Cajun Country Tuesday during the Bayou State's version of America's annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon.
It's the sixth straight year Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has issued the pardon in conjunction with Lent following Mardi Gras.
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U.S. Congressman Garret Graves successfully added several bipartisan provisions in the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has canceled dozens of oyster leases because the owners haven't paid their rent.
There are 44 leases, which had been held by 19 people or groups. The rent is supposed to be paid by the end of January.
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It is the first Friday of Lent and many of you will have seafood on the menu, but it might be harder to find this year.
As parishes across the country serve up Catholic-friendly meals they may be struggling to get the same cuts of cod or catfish they usually serve. The owner of Dixson Seafood Shop in Illinois explains the struggles, which are similar to the supply issues we have seen in beef and pork.
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A silent and deadly cancer is spreading throughout the bayous and rivers of Louisiana; as well as Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri all the way to Illinois, Minnesota and the gates of the Great Lakes. Asian carp has overtaken the Mississippi River System threatening the ecosystem, as well as multi-million dollar recreational and commercial fishing industries.
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