FISHING FOR FLAVOR Dooky Chase, New Orleans Get to Know Louisiana’s Seafood Fun Facts The Fests Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival, Morgan City Delcambre Shrimp Festival, Delcambre Find it Here Herby-K’s, Shreveport Mambo’s, New Orleans Darrell’s, Lake Charles Crawfish House and Grill, Opelousas Yellow Bowl, Jeanerette Buckets Crawfish & Seafood, Pineville Parrain’s Seafood, Baton Rouge Waterfront Grill, Monroe Peche, New Orleans Seaworthy, New Orleans Pat’s Rest Awhile, Mandeville Drago’s, Metairie The Blue Crab, Slidell Tchefuncte’s, Madisonville Little Big Cup, Arnaudville Cane River Commissary, Natchez SHRIMP Louisiana leads all other states in shrimp landings (catches), with 102.5 million pounds of the crustaceans caught here annually. Crawfish Fin Fish All of the crawfish grown in the U.S. — down to the last tail — is harvested in Louisiana. Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, Breaux Bridge Mudbug Madness, Shreveport Almost half the catfish consumed in the U.S. comes from Louisiana, along with massive harvests of red snapper, tuna and drum. Most Gulf of Mexico oysters come from Louisiana waters, many of which are flown to fine dining restaurants throughout the U.S. Louisiana Seafood Festival, New Orleans Louisiana Catfish Festival, Des Allemands Oysters Blue Crab alligator Amite Oyster Festival, Amite New Orleans Oyster Festival, New Orleans Louisiana produces more than a quarter of all of these crustaceans that Americans consume. St. Tammany Crab Festival, Slidell Arts & Crabs Fest, Lake Charles Louisiana has the nation’s highest alligator population, and is home to dozens of farms sustainably harvesting them. Alligator Festival, Luling Alligator Festival, Grand Chenier Don’s Seafood, Lafayette The Chimes, Covington Score a great catch at LouisianaSeafood.com #OnlyLouisiana @LouisianaTravel 35
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