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It’s said that those who forget history end up repeating it. In southeast Louisiana, Sea Grant personnel are leading an effort to ensure locals don’t forget their communities’ flooding past. “We’ve been discussing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) High Water Mark Initiative for a while,” said Carol Franze, Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU AgCenter […]

HB335 Would Require Restaurants to Tell Patrons They’re Eating Imported Seafood BATON ROUGE – A bill being considered by the Louisiana Legislature would require all food service establishments to tell their customers if they are being served crawfish or shrimp imported from a foreign country. House Bill 335, authored by Jerry “Truck” Gisclair (D-LaRose), was […]

BATON ROUGE, La. – Regional water management has become a critical issue not only in Louisiana, but around the country and world. Repeated high water events on the Mississippi River leading to widespread flooding, rain events that leave resident’s homes flooded and streets unpassable, and storm systems that can cause personal and economic hardship are […]

Louisiana is an oyster epicenter. More eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) are harvested here than any other state. Their economic value in the last decade has been over half a billion dollars. And oysters provide more than commercial benefit by providing ecosystem services like water filtration, shoreline stabilization and enhancing other fisheries. Oysters are particular about […]

Since its establishment in 1992, Louisiana Sea Grant’s (LSG) Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) has provided assistance to more than 150 talented undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced studies in marine-related disciplines. The program awards grants up to $3,000 each to assist with a hands-on research, student wages, travel and supplies. Amber Jarrell, Dominique Angibeau, […]

In the summer of 2017, packages of Louisiana crawfish tail meat were being rejected by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). Since Louisiana is home to more than 90 percent of the nation’s crawfish farms, it was a concern. So, what in the tail was going on with Louisiana crawfish meat? “LDAF detected […]

Boat captains as well as boat owners, dock managers and processors are invited to attend a pre-season meeting on Tuesday, March 19 at the Vermilion LSU AgCenter Office in Abbeville (1105 W. Port Street). The meeting, which is organized by the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant, will begin with registration at 8:15 a.m. It […]

After an international search, Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) has appointed Brian Callam, PhD, to be the new director of the Grand Isle Oyster Research Lab (GIORL). Operated through a partnership between Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and LSG, the GIORL helps support the work of the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery. As director of […]