[StBernard] News from Louisiana Seafood

[Westley Annis]

May 9, 2007 	
	 	 

*	THE SHRIMPERS CALL IT BAYOU GOLD
*	ONE CRAB SHED AT A TIME
*	NEW ORLEANS FOREVER!
*	GRANT APPLICATIONS READY
*	LEADS FOR LOUISIANA SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS
*	LOUISIANA CELEBRITY CHEFS SPEAK
*	PICK OF THE SEASON
*	FOOD IN PRINT
*	UPCOMING EVENTS
*	ABOUT US


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THE SHRIMPERS CALL IT BAYOU GOLD 
 	 
The Louisiana seafood community is celebrating the 2007 shrimp season. The
May 15th event in the New Orleans French Quarter is all about BONNE CREVETTE
or GOOD SHRIMP! 

OMNI BANK is loading an armored truck with bayou gold for delivery to Chef
Paul Prudhomme and other celebrity chefs, who always feature wild Louisiana
shrimp. 

There'll be horse drawn carriages, second-liners, and other fanfare to mark
the occasion. See details below. 


ONE CRAB SHED AT A TIME 
 	 
Pete and Clara Gerica are rebuilding their soft shell crab business with the
assistance of fisheries scientists from coast to coast. 

Coastal fisheries councils, in New Orleans for their annual meeting, are
sending a team to the Gerica home in New Orleans East on May 9 to help build
a new soft shell crab facility. 

The effort is part of the ongoing LSU Sea Grant Softshell Crab Project.
Contact Amanda.J.Hardesty at gmail.com for more info. See details below. 


NEW ORLEANS FOREVER! 
 	 
Don't miss the first New Orleans Seafood Festival, featuring the very finest
French Quarter chefs. Free festival events will be staged throughout the
weekend of June 8, 9, 10 at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint --
all to ensure the comeback of what we hold so dear, our culinary and seafood
culture. 

Chefs from legendary restaurants, including K-Paul's, Begue's, Broussard's
and Galatoire's, plus amazing trendsetters like Bayona, Bourbon House, Red
Fish Grill, House of Blues, Café Giovanni and the list goes on, are
participating. 

Come check out the chef's cooking contest, cooking demonstrations, music,
and Louisiana shrimp right off the boat, brought to you by the shrimpers
themselves!! Visit www.NewOrleansSeafoodFestival.com
<http://Fwww.NewOrleansSeafoodFestival.com>  for more info. See details
below 


GRANT APPLICATIONS READY 
 	 
Louisiana College Sea Grant, Loyola University's Economics Institute, and
other fisheries interests have created a grant program for the Louisiana
fishing community. 

For applications and instructions on the Go Fish Grant Application, call
Bridget at 504-861-5898. 


LEADS FOR LOUISIANA SEAFOOD SUPPLIERS 
 	 
Louisiana seafood suppliers! Check out the trade leads from the recent
International Boston Seafood Show. Call Victoria at 504-283-8355 for your
on-line access code. 

LSPMB staff are headed to the National Restaurant Association show this
month. Be sure to update your contact info in the Louisiana Seafood
Suppliers' Directory, so we can reach you with these important sales leads.
Click here. <http://louisianaseafood.com/supplier_submit.cfm>  


LOUISIANA CELEBRITY CHEFS SPEAK 
 	 
To celebrate the 2007 Louisiana shrimp season, the Board asked Executive
Chef Brian Landry of Galatoire's Restaurant the secret to serving perfect,
plump shrimp. 

Chef Landry also shared the recipe for Galatoire's Shrimp Remoulade for its
simplicity and divine taste. Click here.
<http://louisianaseafood.com/celebritychef-landry.html>  

Remember the 2007 Louisiana Shrimp Season is upon us. Demand Louisiana
Shrimp! 


PICK OF THE SEASON 
 	 
Executive Chef Tenney Flynn of GW Fins Restaurant in New Orleans created
this spectacular summer shrimp dish. Check out the Grilled Shrimp with Mango
and Melon Relish. Click here.
<http://louisianaseafood.com/recipes-sh-grill.html>  

Remember the 2007 Louisiana Shrimp Season starts any day now. Demand
Louisiana Shrimp! 


FOOD IN PRINT 
 	 
LOUISIANA IS COOKING
Make your life more delicious with Louisiana Cookin' magazine. For
subscription info and recipes, click here <http://www.louisianacookin.com> .


CULINARY CONCIERGE
Culinary Concierge is New Orleans' own wine and dine magazine. It showcases
notable food and wine writers and enjoys a local, regional and national
readership. The quarterly publication has been touted as the "gastronomic
bible of New Orleans" by Decanter Magazine. 

For more information, click here <http://www.culinaryconcierge.com> . 


UPCOMING EVENTS 
 	 
May Ascension Fresh Market is now up and running in Gonzales at Lamar Dixon.
You can expect one more fantastic outlet for local produce and seafood.
Fishermen interested in selling their catch, click here
<http://Fwww.AscensionFreshMarket.org>  for an application or contact Tommy
Kurtz at 225-675-1750. 

May 9 National Marine Fisheries Service Director Bill Hogarth will lead
visiting scientists in rebuilding a soft shell crab shed at the home of Pete
& Clara Gerica in New Orleans East at 1 p.m. 

May 9 Summer Season Cultural Showcase, a Media Advisory to christen the
city's fabulous 2007 Summer Events. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Royal Sonesta Hotel in
New Orleans. Also presented by the French Quarter Business Association,
Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board, and www.NewOrleansOnline.com
<http://www.NewOrleansOnline.com> . 

May 15 The kick off parade for the Bonne Crevette (Good Shrimp) season
starts at OMNI BANK. That's 301 Chartres Street in the New Orleans French
Quarter at 10 a.m. www.LouisianaShrimp.com <http://www.LouisianaShrimp.com>


May 19 - 22 National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago. Visit LSPMB at
Booth #9121. For more info, click www.Restaurant.org
<http://www.Restaurant.org>  

June 8 - 10 Come celebrate everything wonderful about Louisiana seafood at
the New Orleans Seafood Festival. Begins at noon at the Louisiana State
Museum's Old U.S.Mint. . Click on www.NewOrleansSeafoodFestival.com
<http://www.NewOrleansSeafoodFestival.com>  for a list of the festivities! 

June 27 The LSPMB has scheduled the next Board Meeting. For details, contact
Victoria at 504-283-8355. 


ABOUT US 
 	 
The Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board was formed by the 1984
Louisiana Legislature. The Board is empowered to take any marketing or
educational action necessary to improve the well being of the seafood
industry -- while maintaining wise management of the state's fishery
resources. The Board is a program funded through the LA Dept. of Wildlife
and Fisheries. 



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