Tag: Louisiana Seafood

PBS News Hour Covers Struggling Louisiana Seafood Industry One Year After Hurricane Ida

PBS News Hour Covers Struggling Louisiana Seafood Industry One Year After Hurricane Ida

On the banks of Bayou Barataria, a pelican glides over the top of the brackish water, which is so calm you can hear waves lapping against the shore. Stacks of crab traps and fishing nets lay idle on the shoreline. Occasionally, there is the whir of a propeller, which barely registers above the sound of wildlife, puttering as it pushes a boat around debris on the bottom of the bayou.

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NOLA Navy Week’s Seafood Cook-Off Hot Spot To Be On New Orleans Riverwalk

NOLA Navy Week’s Seafood Cook-Off Hot Spot To Be On New Orleans Riverwalk

by Ed Lallo/Gulf Seafood News Editor The pots were hot and the stoves sizzling at NOLA Navy Week’s Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off held on the Riverwalk at the Spanish Plaza behind the Four Seasons Hotel. Naval culinary specialists from France and the United States used to cooking on the high seas were pared with land-loving local Louisiana […]

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James Carville Believes in Louisiana’s Culture and Seafood, Both are in Jeopardy

James Carville Believes in Louisiana’s Culture and Seafood, Both are in Jeopardy

Life has been like a bowl of gumbo for James Carville, Louisiana’s most famous political consultant. For 77-years he has stirred the hot pot, not always sure of success.  But when it comes to making real gumbo, with real seafood, there’s only one he accepts, Louisiana Gulf seafood.

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Seafood Industry Resource and Recovery Event in Jean Lafitte

Seafood Industry Resource and Recovery Event in Jean Lafitte

Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO), in partnership with the Town of Jean Lafitte, is hosting “Focus on our Fishermen”. The evening event  on Tuesday, November 9th  at the Jean Lafitte Civic Center will provide fishermen and fisheries-related businesses access to tools and resources that can guide to recovery from Hurricane Ida.

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Exploring Aquaculture: GSI Leading the Gulf’s Discovery of a Future with Farmed Seafood

Exploring Aquaculture: GSI Leading the Gulf’s Discovery of a Future with Farmed Seafood

NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 17, 2017) — The Gulf Seafood Institute, the advocacy organization for advancing the economic, social and environmental benefits of the Gulf of Mexico’s seafood industry, is exploring a future with aquaculture in the region.

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CBS 60 Minutes Feasts on Gulf Seafood From Randol’s of Lafayette

CBS 60 Minutes Feasts on Gulf Seafood From Randol’s of Lafayette

A renown seafood restaurant in the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun Country was transformed into a set for a CBS 60 Minutes film crew led by anchor Dr. Sanjay Gupta.

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