The 86th Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is the latest in a growing list of canceled events because of the continuing rise of COVID in Louisiana.

The festival is the oldest state-chartered harvest festival in Louisiana. It began in 1936 as a single day, when all the shrimp boats in Morgan City would line up in the Atchafalaya River to be ...

The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival is held each year during Labor Day weekend. This year's festival was scheduled to run from Thursday, September 3 until Monday, September 7.

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 foreign shrimp passed off as local. The ...

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 ...

Preparing to spend a day outside at the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival festival in New Orleans or the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City can be daunting, but these tips can help to stay ...

MORGAN CITY— The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival will return this Labor Day weekend with parades, rides, blessing of the fleet, and ends with a display of fireworks. The Children's Day ...

Even after the BP oil spill all but canceled this year's shrimp harvest in the Gulf of Mexico, the 75th Annual Shrimp and Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, Louisiana, is proceeding full-steam ...

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 ...

Organizers of the Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival did not respond to the Illuminator’s requests for comment for its report. However, on Tuesday, the festival board posted an official ...

Wesley Muller Sep 30, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 A row of food vendors at the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, La. (Photo courtesy of Erin Williams/Sea D Consulting) ...

A flag advertises the 2024 Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival in Morgan City, La. (Photo courtesy of Erin Williams/Sea D Consulting) A state lawmaker has issued a scathing rebuke of what she ...