The meeting will address important end-of-year topics of interest to local fishermen, including inshore reef projects, plans ...

Louisiana's shrimping industry, once a cornerstone of the state's economy, is struggling to survive due to rising fuel costs, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – Genetic testing of seafood served at the recent Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City found four out of five vendors evaluated were serving ...

A state lawmaker has issued a scathing rebuke of what she characterized as an embarrassing and “misleading” response from the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival after the Illuminator reported that ...

Gulf and South Atlantic shrimp groups are lining up behind a federal “manifest transparency” fix while pressing Congress and regulators for tougher screening of foreign shrimp they say is undercutting ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A new study shows Louisiana restaurants have advertised authentic gulf shrimp when they were imported. Genetic testing this year shows 33% of shrimp served at Louisiana ...

NEW ORLEANS (LA Illuminator) - Health inspectors have recorded more than 2,600 violations of a 2019 Louisiana law that requires restaurants and other food establishments to indicate on their menus if ...

MORE EMPLOYEES WITH HIS NEW CONTRACT. WELL, NEW THIS MORNING, IT IS A BIG WIN FOR LOUISIANA SHRIMPERS AS THE GOVERNOR HAS NOW AGREED TO TAKE THE NEEDS OF LOCAL FISHERMEN ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP, TO OUR ...

One Louisiana seafood festival has done a better job of living up to its name. In a complete turnaround from last year, all seven vendors sampled at the Morgan City Shrimp and Petroleum Festival ...

A Louisiana favorite — smoky sausage, tender shrimp, and rice in a rich, spicy roux-based broth. Main ingredients: shrimp, ...