The Last Boil

Food is more than a recipe for those from Southern Louisiana.

“South Louisiana’s culture is tied to the food we eat,” says Quenton Fontenot, a biology professor at Nicholls State University.

But with coastal issues impacting marine life, the local seafood industry facing hardships and a spectrum of cultural traditions disappearing, a larger question starts to form.

What happens to the seafood if the coast — their habitat — is threatened?