MORGAN CITY, KATC - Large crowds filled the streets of Morgan City on Monday, September 2nd for the last day of the 89th Annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. Families and children enjoyed local ...

The last day of the festival is Monday, Sept. 2, when an old tradition will be returning: the shrimp cook-off. To see a full schedule of the events for the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival, click here.

Erin Williams / Sea D Consulting A row of food vendors at the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, La.

The festival organizers said in the post they are aware of a new Louisiana law that will go into effect in January requiring strict prohibitions against falsely presenting imported shrimp as if it ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (KLFY)– The Morgan City Shrimp and Petroleum Festival was recently in the spotlight for selling imported shrimp. The same consultant group who genetically tested the shrimp ...

Alabama Life & Culture National Shrimp Festival vendors accused of using imported seafood: ‘Slap in the face’ Published: Oct. 22, 2024, 5:30 p.m.

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 ...

Wesley Muller Oct 4, 2024 Oct 4, 2024 A flag advertises the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, La. (Photo courtesy of Erin Williams/Sea D Consulting) ...