The Louisiana Shrimpers Association held a rally at the Louisiana State Capitol for shrimpers early Thursday, May 11.
More than 100 people showed up to get lawmakers’ attention, blaming imports for overcrowding the seafood industry and pushing shrimpers out of business.
Read MoreA hot debate over how crawfish should be boiled is dividing the state of Louisiana. Are dusted crawfish a disgrace to tradition?
Read MoreGetting up close and personal with the Louisiana crawfish industry!
As This Week in Louisiana Agriculture shows us, American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall went to work recently in the Bayou State.
Read MoreTony's Seafood Market and Deli sold over 100,000 pounds of crawfish in the two days leading up to Easter Sunday.
Read MoreSink said crawfish have fared better in Texas than Louisiana this year. Sizes were below average in Louisiana this year due to weather, but crawfish have been consistently bigger in Texas during the early season.
Drought conditions and the impacts of winter freezes were worse in Louisiana production areas compared to Southeast Texas, he said. Dry conditions forced crawfish to remain in burrows for long periods, which meant they were foraging and growing less. Winter freezes in early winter also killed back vegetation, which compounded their lack of winter foraging.
With the biggest crawfish-consuming weekend of the year coming up, prices remain low, according to Laney King, Co-Founder of The Crawfish App mobile app. King said prices traditionally rise leading up to Good Friday and Easter crawfish boils, but this year will be an exception.
Read MoreThe tables heaped with hot crawfish ran down the middle of the dancefloor at the Maple Leaf Bar, forming a long straight line. But what Jason Seither saw was a full circle, one built on Louisiana food traditions, culinary gusto and gratitude expressed through crawfish and measured by the ton.
Read MoreFood security impacts individuals, as well as the health of entire communities. Through the creation of food pantries, community gardens, food drives, farmers markets and more, Land-grant Universities and local community initiatives collaborate to keep food on the table for many.
An effort begun during Covid-19 is still providing high-quality shrimp to food banks in Louisiana. With help from USDA, the local Sea Grant program was able to develop workable guidelines for the purchase and distribution of shrimp.
Read MoreMembers of the Indigenous Louisiana family behind Bayou Rosa Oysters Tuesday said to keep their culture alive, their community will have to adapt to the physically changing landscape of South Louisiana.
Dardar long fished oysters by hand, the traditional way, but coastal erosion meant worse conditions for oysters.
Read MoreAs the warm weather encourages bountiful seafood harvests across south Louisiana, the Public Affairs Research Council for Louisiana is touting the seafood industry’s $2.4 billion annual impact on the state’s economy.
One out of every 70 jobs in Louisiana is related to the seafood industry, says PAR in a “snapshot” report released Friday. Louisiana is the nation’s second-largest seafood supplier with harvests of crawfish, shrimp, crabs, oysters and alligators.
Read MoreA traditional seafood favorite is being grown in an untraditional way in Louisiana
Alternative oyster culture, also known as "AOC," is a different way to farm oysters.
Farmers buy the seed from a hatchery and grow the oysters in floating cages.
Read MoreOne lucky crawfish won't be showing up hot, red and juicy on restaurant platters or newspaper-draped tables at homes this spring.
Continuing a tradition that began in 2017, Louisiana Lieutenant Gov. Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board on Tuesday pardoned crawfish Firmin in a ceremony at the Crawfish Capital of the World, Breaux Bridge.
Read MoreBreakthroughs in the preservation techniques of aquatic species genomes could aid conservation efforts and are needed to safeguard billions of dollars of investments in biomedical research, industrial production and fisheries.
It is estimated that 200 million people worldwide rely on freshwater fishes as their primary source of protein, and 60 million people rely on them for their livelihoods.
Read MoreAlthough most of us have been enjoying 'dem bugs for a few weeks now, crawfish season officially gets underway this week. Generally, the beginning of Lent signifies the kickoff of crawfish season here in the boot.
Back yard boils, pick up drive-thrus or however you take your mudbugs.
Crawfish season is coming to a boil but farmers in Southwest Louisiana haven’t had it easy leading up to this harvest season.
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