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Cases have declined in recent months but health officials are still encouraging Louisiana oyster lovers to be aware of where their oysters were harvested.

If you purchased oysters since November 17, 2022, the Texas State Health Services recommends you check the packaging for the area from which they were harvested.

Char-Grilled Oysters, the flavor that most of us go out for can now be found in your very own home and they are so simple to prepare.

A new study hopes to end the practice of "Shuck it and Chuck it" among Louisiana oyster lovers.

The move could also put fishing, shrimping, oyster-harvesting, and more seafood related industries in jeopardy as well

They are accused of violating the federal Lacey Act.

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Many Louisiana restaurants are taking discarded oyster shells and recycling them into a brighter future for Louisiana's fragile coastline.

Louisiana oyster producers are seeing a light at the end of the tunnel almost ten years after the big spill in the Gulf.

Texas woman Jeannette Leblanc was visiting Louisiana back in September when she contracted Vibrio vulnificus, a flesh-eating bacteria. After three months fighting the bacteria in a Baton Rouge hospital, Leblanc passed away mid October. Doctors say there are two possibilities regarding how she contracted the bacteria.

Officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries are keeping several oyster harvest areas closed for at least an additional month.

The discarded oyster shells will be used to create more spawning grounds near the Louisiana coastline.

If you're expecting oyster dressing on your Thanksgiving table then you should be in luck because there are plenty of oysters to go around.

LDWF says the protection of oyster resources is their top priority when it comes to that industry.

HOUMA, La. (AP) — State officials are launching a pilot program to collect data on oyster harvests on public oyster grounds. The Vessel Monitoring System program is part of an effort to better manage Louisiana's1.6 million acres of public oyster beds...

A new brand name to put Louisiana seafood on the map across the nation.

HOUMA, La. (AP) — Hurricane Isaac wiped out many adult oysters in Louisianawaters, another blow to an industry that has been struggling in the wake of BP PLC's 2010 massive oil spill. But in a twist, the storm's raging waters also may have helped set the stage for better crops in years to come...

The Department of Health and Hospitals and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have messages dealing with Isaac.

Two seafood seasons are coming to an end tomorrow (Thurs.) - for the most part. State Wildlife and Fisheries authorities say they'll close public oyster areas east of the Mississippi River, while the fall shrimp season will close in most southeast Louisiana waters.

The state says it wants to track oyster boats working on public grounds.