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Eat Crawfish: Sustainable For Earth and Your Girth
Did you know crawfish are classified as livestock? Neither did I until this past week when I was on assignment for Louisiana Seafood News. I visited a crawfish farm in New Iberia, Louisiana, just west of the projected flooding due to the opening of the Morganza Floodway. The story, In Cajun Country, the Crawfish are Biting, Flood or No, was as fun to write as crawfish are to eat. Continue reading
Friday’s Five: Things You Should Know About the Mississippi River Flooding
1. When the Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carre Spillway it flooded a recreational area, when they open the Morganza Floodway this weekend they will be flooding towns. The differences are easy explained in this video. 2. The US Coast Guard … Continue reading
Why You Should Care the LA Oyster Industry Is Doomed
Between hurricanes, oil spills, and freshwater diversions, the beginning of this century has been rough on the oyster, and the oyster industry.
So why should you care? Continue reading
