Louisiana is the No. 1 commercial oyster producer in the United States. Twenty years after Katrina, oyster farmers say they ...

On behalf of thousands of hardworking Louisianians who make their living on the water, the Louisiana Commercial Fisheries Coalition extends our deepest gratitude to Governor Jeff Landry for his decisi ...

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, set the 2014-15 Louisiana public oyster seasons Various portions of the state waters will open Sept. 3, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27.

The Louisiana Sea Grant's Oyster Lab and the Michael C. Voisin Oyster Hatchery photographed next to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Grand Isle, La., Friday, May 16, 2025.

The state has closed some public oyster grounds off Louisiana's southeastern coast after biologists discovered an unusually high number of the bivalves dying off, likely due to a combination of ...

As the state continues to lose land, advocates argue that the demise of the Mid-Barataria diversion project will leave coastal communities only more vulnerable.

The department said the Louisiana Oyster Task Force and local harvesters were notified of the closure on Tuesday, and that it’s working with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to ensure no ...

“Mike Voisin was a tireless champion for Louisiana seafood, and the oyster industry in particular,” U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., said in a statement.

Louisiana on Thursday scrapped a $3 billion project to repair its disappearing Gulf coastline, an initiative funded by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. Conservationists called it ...

Oyster processors are scattered throughout Louisiana, which complicates shell collection, Isaacs said. For instance, for half a century Florida has been recycling shells.

Updated: Feb 7, 2025 / 05:03 PM CST BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health closed an oyster harvesting area after multiple people reported norovirus-like illnesses.

On October 10, Dr. John, Colin Lake, Kristin Diable and more will perform at the Howlin’ Wolf (907 S. Peters St) at a concert for the families who live in Shell Beach, Louisiana (if you’re not ...