Alligator season is underway in Louisiana, and with meat prices high, people within the industry expect a good year.
Alligators bring in an estimated $250 million to the state annually, according to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department.
Read MoreWhen I’ve written about books in the past in this space, it has been about cookbooks. Today I’m writing about a book by Sam Irwin, “Louisiana Crawfish: a succulent history of the Cajun crustacean.”
Read MoreThe Louisiana shrimping industry has seen a decline in revenue, workers, and sustainability.
Just three weeks ago, after KLFY reported at the Delcambre shrimp festival, Congressman Clay Higgins wanted to see first-hand what goes into producing domestic shrimp.
Read MoreThe meeting will be held in compliance with Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law as defined by Louisiana R.S. 42:11, et seq. The public is invited to attend.
Read MoreFor a complete crawfish know-how, we tapped Alex Brennan-Martin, son of Ella Brennan, owner of famed New Orleans restaurant Commander’s Palace. Brennan-Martin also owns and operates Brennan’s of Houston, where peak crawfish season offerings include crawfish enchiladas, crawfish cakes, and crawfish empanadas, plus an annual crawfish boil party in the courtyard.
Read MoreCongressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) has reintroduced H.R. 8732, the Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act of 2022, which protects American consumers and small businesses from foreign seafood dumping.
Read MoreThe town of Delcambre is once again preparing for its annual festival celebrating the tiny crustacean that is the town’s economic lifeblood.
The Delcambre Shrimp Festival, which starts Aug. 17 and ends Aug. 21 features national recording artists and lots of tasty food, as well as participants who come from all over the area to take part in the fun.
Read MoreThe Louisiana Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CPRA) recently announced the completion of the Bayou Decade Ridge and Marsh Creation Project in Terrebonne Parish.
The Terrebonne Basin has lost nearly 20% of its wetlands since 1932 resulting from subsidence exaggerated by oil and gas canals and pipelines in the area.
Read MoreTwo Tennessee 4-H cooking teams walked away with first and second place from the Great American Seafood Cook-Off: 4-H Edition 2022 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on Aug. 7.
Read MoreU.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and colleagues applauded Senate passage of a resolution they sponsored to designate August 2022 as National Catfish Month.
“A fried catfish po’ boy, dressed, with ketchup, my mouth waters to think of it,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Thanks to everyone who makes it possible for the rest of us to enjoy great catfish dinners. We recognize National Catfish Month.”
Read MoreUsing a simply designed and built box trap passed down from his ancestors, Jay Folse has taught his own children how to catch freshwater shrimp as they migrate down the Mississippi River.
The bait comes from their kitchen. Who knew shrimp love watermelon rinds?
Read MoreIn 2006, Louisiana put in place RS 14:67 which highlights the theft of crawfish.
Anyone who commits the crime of theft of crawfish for a value of $500 or more shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years of may be fined not more than three thousand dollars.
Read MoreA shrimper from Dulac is pulling up nets in the mornings and putting on boxing gloves at night.
With a current record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 2 draws, and a continental heavyweight championship in hand, Jonathan Guidry hopes to keep rising as a prizefighter.
Read MoreThe wildlife in Louisiana is wilder than most. As if we didn't have our hands full with alligators, snakes, bears, wildcats, and way more native creatures than you can count, we also play unwilling host to a number of foreign species that are classified as "invasive." Those are the critters that make themselves right at home in our state, and damage it in the process.
Read MoreHurricane Ida, and three others in two years, has thrown the Gulf seafood industry into turmoil. Add to that Covid, unprecedented fuel prices, new state and federal fishing regulations, inflation and a tight labor market; the result has been astronomical seafood costs for both the individual consumer and restaurants across the country.
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