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.
Do you know what other countries, that import food to the United States, do to their seafood? It's GROSS! That's why this Louisiana Congressman is pushing to protect/support the Louisiana seafood industry.
Never, ever, ever, under any circumstances buy crawfish or shrimp or any other seafood for that matter from China. You won't believe what they do to their food!