Louisiana Cookin'

Unsung Heroes of the Gulf

ONE OF THE MOST iconic images of Louisiana—for me, at least—is a shrimp boat, trawl nets down, illuminated with the first light of day or glowing with the setting sun. It’s not only the beauty of the shrimp boats that feeds my soul but also the knowledge that luscious, delectable jewels are being mined from those Gulf waters.

Louisiana is blessed

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