Seafood from Louisiana tastes better because it is fresher. The shortest trip to your table means the freshest product. Here are some fresh facts about Louisiana seafood.
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Louisiana leads the nation in crawfish production, more than 90% of the crawfish we eat come from here. |
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In a blind taste test, consumers chose Louisiana oysters over others sold in the US 85% of the time. 70% of the Oysters caught in the US are from the Gulf Coast. |
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| Each year Louisiana shrimpers catch 90 - 120 million pounds of both brown and white shrimp. One years shrimp catch, strung end to end, would wrap around the Superdome 94,839 times. 69% of the domestic, US shrimp are harvested from the Gulf waters. |
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Louisiana leads the nation in production of both hard and soft-shell crabs. If you’ve eaten crab on the East Coast, chances are it’s from Louisiana. We are the top shipper of live #1 male crabs to the Atlantic coast market.
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