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Dean Blanchard Survives Second “Once In A Lifetime” Storm, Sees Need For Big Changes Within Seafood Industry

Dean Blanchard Survives Second “Once In A Lifetime” Storm, Sees Need For Big Changes Within Seafood Industry

Sitting on Bayou Rigaud in Grand Isle at the southernmost end of LA 1, the docks at Blanchard Seafood plant are about as close to the Gulf of Mexico as possible without getting wet.  When Hurricane Ida struck the island that all changed.

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Scarce Bait May Cause Even Scarcer Crawfish for Easter

Scarce Bait May Cause Even Scarcer Crawfish for Easter

God gave Louisiana crawfish and Gulf Menhaden to catch them.  What God failed to do is correctly synchronize the seasons for their harvest.  For the first time crawfish may not be on the Easter dinner menu because bait dealers have ran dry on fish in their warehouses.

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