New Orleans Shrimp Festival 2025 Ensures 100% Local Gulf Shrimp, Supporting Louisiana’s Seafood Industry and Enhancing Tourism
The Louisiana Shrimp Festival & Shrimp Aid in New Orleans, one of the city’s most anticipated food events, has once again passed a key test for authenticity. For the second consecutive year, every food vendor at the festival was verified as serving local, wild-caught Gulf shrimp, thanks to rapid DNA testing conducted on-site during the mid-October event. This year’s festival stands as a beacon for sustainability, transparency, and support for local Louisiana shrimpers, ensuring that visitors to the event can enjoy genuine local fare while simultaneously contributing to the region’s thriving tourism and seafood industries.
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From Swamp To Spotlight: LSU Student's Innovative Dress Earns National Recognition
An LSU senior, majoring in textiles, apparel and merchandising, won the prestigious International Textile and Apparel Association Blanche Payne award for a garment she designed using alligator leather.
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Local and National Experts Discuss Impacts of Seafood Industry in Louisiana
The Environment and Health Council of Louisiana cordially invites local fishermen, shrimpers, and agricultural specialists to attend our “Seafood and Louisiana” conference, an event where local and national experts will speak on the ongoing issues impacting Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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Cold Season Is Here, And So Is The Time To Eat Oysters
Shucks, The Louisiana Seafood House, is known for their oysters — from their specialty items down to their classics.
Owner, David Bertrand, says they’ve been bringing oysters from Southeast Louisiana as they prepare for the cold season.
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Cajun Restaurant On How To Make Seafood Gumbo For National Seafood Month
Seafood gumbo, a blend of roux, vegetables, and protein from the Gulf, involves a few more steps than traditional Louisiana gumbo.
Stacy Spedale, a chef at t’Pot Noir Cajun Kitchen in Lake Charles, said the key to a good gumbo is all in your base.
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Local and National Experts Discuss Impacts of Seafood Industry in Louisiana
The Environment and Health Council of Louisiana cordially invites local fishermen, shrimpers, and agricultural specialists to attend our “Seafood and Louisiana” conference, an event where local and national experts will speak on the ongoing issues impacting Louisiana’s seafood industry.
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Crawfish Producers in the Delta Face Hurdles as Dry Weather Impacts the Season’s Start
Crisp mornings feel great across North Louisiana, yet the same dry stretch that helps harvest can complicate the start of crawfish season. Producers from Caddo and Bossier to the Delta parishes watch rainfall, pond levels, and water temperatures as closely as any market chart. The big question is simple: will the current dryness slow early crawfish?
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Three Louisiana Men Cited For Catching 150 Pounds Over Shrimp Limit
Three Louisiana men were recently cited by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agencies for fishing more than 150 pounds of brown shrimp over the legal limit.
Agents cited Jose Ernesto Canales, 38, Victor Funes-Carcamo, 43, both of Baton Rouge, and Roy Junior Rowley, 48, of Denham Springs, for violating Wildlife Management Area (WMA) rules.
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Louisiana Pulls the Plug on Another of its Largest Coastal Projects
The state of Louisiana has withdrawn permit applications for one of its largest coastal restoration efforts, the Mid-Breton Sediment Diversion Project on the east bank of Plaquemines Parish.
The project would have channeled up to 75,000 cubic feet per second of Mississippi River water and sediment into Breton Sound to build wetlands.
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Hopes Are High for The Next Crawfish Season
Dr. Mike Strain joins the show to share updates on Louisiana’s agriculture and fire prevention efforts. He began by celebrating the abundance of certified Louisiana seafood, especially shrimp and the upcoming crawfish season. With over 360,000 acres of farmed crawfish and favorable weather, the state anticipates a strong harvest with larger crawfish and lower prices, potentially around $2.34 per pound. Louisiana leads the nation in aquaculture, including oysters and crawfish, which are vital to its economy.
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5,000 lbs. of Shrimp Seized from unlicensed fisher in Cameron Parish, LDWF says
A Texas man was cited after Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents seized thousands of pounds of shrimp off the Cameron Parish coast.
On Sept. 29, LDWF agents were patrolling in the Gulf when they saw a boat actively shrimping.
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Louisiana Oyster Brand Grand Isle Jewels Secures Us Distribution Deal
Grand Isle, Louisiana, U.S.A.-based oyster brand Grand Isle Jewels has landed a distribution deal with Tucker, Georgia, U.S.A.-based Inland Foods, a national supplier of specialty products.
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24 Restaurants in North Louisiana Busted for Not Disclosing Origin of Shrimp Being Served, as Required by Law
It seems that restaurants in the Monroe and Ruston areas need a little work in telling diners about the source of their shrimp. SeaD Consulting went to 24 restaurants, and Founder David Williams said none of them said anything about the possibility of their shrimp being imported, as required by law.
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Louisiana Senator Targets India’s Shrimp Dumping in New Bill
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) have introduced the India Shrimp Tariff Act, aimed at protecting Louisiana’s shrimp and catfish industries from unfair competition.
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Louisiana Oyster Farmers Introduce Cultivated Oysters In An Effort To Strengthen The Gulf Coast Oyster Industry
August McHugh has always had a passion for oyster shucking.
He joined other oyster farmers Thursday at Deanie’s Seafood in Metairie to introduce a new oyster brand, the Grand Isle Jewel.
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