Coastal News Roundup: Tabasco Fights Land Loss, Chefs Stand By Seafood Regulation

WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio | By Travis Lux,

Travis Lux

Published February 2, 2018 at 5:11 PM EST

Tabasco bottles make their way down the production line at the bottling facility on Avery Island.

The bounty of the Louisiana Coast has helped make New Orleans a food capital. But humans have put the once-plentiful resources — like fish — at risk.

On this week's coastal news roundup, Nola.com/Times-Picayune environmental reporters Sara Sneath and Tristan Baurick talk about how chefs, fishermen and companies are fighting to keep Louisiana on the food map.

Support for the Coastal Desk comes from the Walton Family Foundation, the Foundation for Louisiana, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, and local listeners.

Travis Lux

Travis Lux primarily contributes science and health stories to Louisiana's Lab. He studied anthropology and sociology at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, and picked up his first microphone at the Transom Story Workshop in Woods Hole, MA. In his spare time he loves to cook -- especially soups and casseroles.

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Travis is WWNO's coastal reporter.