Grand Isle farmers abandon traditional oyster harvesting for floating cage cultivation, creating Louisiana's first premium ...

GRAND ISLE, La. -- Not all jewels shine deep-green like emeralds or have the sparkle of diamonds. Some tumble from algae-coated cages in a rush of rock and shell, briny water splashing alongside them ...

Just off the coast of Grand Isle, Ryan Anderson, wearing a pair of black waders, hopped out of a skiff and slowly made his way through rows of floating cages, home to more than 100,000 growing oysters ...

Jefferson Parish and Louisiana Economic Development launch the Grand Isle Jewel oyster brand, highlighting local oyster farmers and boosting the Gulf Coast seafood industry.

Grand Isle off-bottom oysters, Oysters with Bayou Verde Mignonette, and Peche Fried Oyster Salad There’s a new direction in a centuries-old industry. In this episode of Louisiana Coastal Cooking we ...

This year at Jazz Fest you can get delicious raw slurps of specialty local seafood, and a taste of the changing tide of Louisiana oyster culture, right between the Blues Tent and Jazz Tent at Jazz ...

For several years, an unexplained die-off of farm-raised oysters from the Chesapeake Bay to the Gulf of Mexico has perplexed industry members and the scientific community alike. What they do know: The ...

Off-bottom farms, also called alternative oyster culture, help diversify the industry, which is important as the coastal habitat evolves, Melancon said. They're unlikely to replace conventional oyster ...