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This was emailed to me by a reader—no name included. My nephews would get a kick out of this.

Cajun Turtle Burgers

Only in Louisiana

Here's a new twist on how to serve burgers and if you don't cook, give this handy little guide to someone that does and request them.   

There's so much good news, it's hard to know where to start. First and foremost, it was great to wake up knowing that, for the first time in 85 days, oil isn't gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. A big cheer swept through the farmer's market yesterday afternoon.

And want to help out the fishermen affected by the oil spill while eating some of the finest, freshest seafood around, eat at any Spahr's Seafood on Tuesday, June 29th. Proceeds from the day will be donated to Friends of Grand Isle. I highly recommend the catfish chips—that's what was on my plate for lunch today. LC editor Jyl Benson, photographer Sara Essex, Ashley Roth of the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, and I wheeled in around 2:00 this afternoon on our way back from Grand Isle and left supremely happy and full about an hour later.  

While the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a tragedy of as yet unknown scope, as of May 4 more than 75% of the Gulf is still open to fishermen and remains unaffected. So far, all waters west of the Mississippi River are open and are being actively fished, ensuring fresh, tasty, SAFE seafood for our restaurants and markets. We encourage you to go out and eat some seafood this weekend, and select some of the recipes linked below to prepare at home for friends and family!