After reports that four of five vendors at this year’s Louisiana Shrimp & Petroleum Festival sold shrimp from overseas, the festival’s leadership said Tuesday that next year’s vendors will be required to label seafood with the country of origin in compliance with a new law.
The festival organization is also putting together a list of local shrimpers and others in the seafood industry who distribute locally harvested products “to encourage our food establishment vendors to purchase and sell Louisiana seafood,” according to a press release.
The Louisiana Illuminator reported Monday that Louisiana shrimpers invited Sea D Consulting to the 2024 Shrimp & Petroleum Festival to try out a new genetic test to determine whether vendors were selling local products.
