Grand Isle farmers launch Louisiana's first premium oyster brand using floating cages, selling individual oysters for $1 each at New Orleans restaurants.
A new report by SeaD Consulting shows that 58% of restaurants in Shreveport sampled have been falsely advertising or implying Gulf wild-caught shrimp when, in fact, genetic testing showed their shrimp are farm-raised imports.
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is demanding an end to U.S. taxpayer dollars funding foreign shrimp aquaculture, which is devastating Louisiana shrimpers. The Southern Shrimp Alliance backs Cassidy’s push to stop IFIs from supporting foreign competitors at the expense of American industry.
A legendary seafood festival is under extreme scrutiny this morning after DNA testing revealed many vendors were selling foreign-sourced shrimp and passing it off as an authentic Louisiana product.
Some trade groups and industry officials say they disapprove of a proposal being considered by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board to buy the naming rights to the New Orleans Arena. If approved the plan would use about 17 percent of the $30 million BP gave to repair Gulf seafood's damaged reputation after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Carol Ross, Warren Caudle, and Mike Stagg talk about the ongoing drilling "permitorium" and the health of Louisiana seafood in this week's edition of Wingin' It Wednesday.
Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-Southwest Louisiana), in a letter to Taco Bell® President and Chief Concept Officer Greg Creed, called on the fast-food chain to use Gulf of Mexico shrimp in their current marketing campaign.