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Community Comes Together to Feed the Fleet in Golden Meadows

Community Comes Together to Feed the Fleet in Golden Meadows

The  cold north wind blew through the open Oak Ridge Community Park shelter in Golden Meadow like an express train passing a through a station.  A sweater-clad chef stirred a huge pot of gumbo, while others wearing red aprons with the familiar Shell logo served fried catfish and French fries.  At a table at the end, King Cakes anchored a paper tablecloth whipping in the constant breeze.  But it was the smiles of the fishermen filling their plates that would be most remembered by the volunteers from across Louisiana

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Louisiana Fishing Community Recovery Coalition Crafts White Paper For Legislators Breakfast

Louisiana Fishing Community Recovery Coalition Crafts White Paper For Legislators Breakfast

LSU Sea Grant, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and members of the Louisiana Fishing Community Recovery Coalition have crafted a five-page “white paper” on the extreme damage and loss of revenue to the Louisiana seafood industry as a result of four hurricanes during the years of 2020-21.  All five sectors of the industry have suffered; commercial fishermen, recreation fishing, docks, processors and marinas.

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LSU Sea Grant and Ag Center, LA Wildlife And Fisheries Release Two-Year Hurricane Economic Damage Assessment

LSU Sea Grant and Ag Center, LA Wildlife And  Fisheries Release Two-Year Hurricane Economic Damage Assessment

Four hurricanes over the course of two-years has cost the Louisiana seafood industry almost a $580 million dollar loss to infrastructure, revenue and resources.  A recently released report by Louisiana Sea Grant and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries documents extreme damage and loss of revenue over all five sectors of the industry; commercial fishermen, recreational fishing, docks, processors and marinas.

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USDA Rural Development Grants Gulf Seafood Supply Chain Study for Three Acadiana Parishes

USDA Rural Development Grants Gulf Seafood Supply Chain Study for Three Acadiana Parishes

A grant entitled Community Economic Development in Rural Coastal Acadiana Parishes is a collaborative effort between the University of Louisiana Lafayette and Meridian Institute. The focus is on seafood in coastal Acadiana, a very rural region of the state.

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While Louisiana Land Loss Continues, New Lands Appears in Atchafalaya Basin

While Louisiana Land Loss Continues, New Lands Appears in Atchafalaya Basin

While most of the delta plain of the Mississippi River Delta is losing ground, new land is forming in Atchafalaya Bay at the mouths of the Wax Lake Outlet and the Atchafalaya River according to recent satellite images and a report released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Lance Nacio, Alligator Hunter

Lance Nacio, Alligator Hunter

Lance Nacio was raised surrounded by alligators. He now returns each year to a lease a few hundred yards from where he was raised, to harvest the large semiaquatic reptile during the state’s annual gator season.

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