Passion For Poisson - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

South Louisiana is famous for its seafood but can you harness our
passion for poisson and turn it into a fast food fish biz, like
Popeye s and Cane s have done with chicken That s what Tyler
Pizzolatto is banking on. Around a year ago Tyler, whose family is
steeped in the Baton Rouge fish biz, opened Crispy Catch the area s
first fast causal restaurant featuring farm raised catfish in every
menu item. Crispy Catch is in the Perkins Road overpass area of
Baton Rouge. You might be suprprised to find out where the Crispy
catfish farm is located. In the fish biz, as in every other
business, knowledge is power. Aggregating knowledge from fishing
boats and seafood processing plants is not a simple process. That s
the specialized business of fish fact company, Blue Fin Data. A
Baton Rouge company, Blue Fin has created software specifically for
the seafood industry that improves communication and increases
transparency between seafood dealers and government agencies.
Andrew Petersen is the lead developer at Blue Fin Data. For all the
seafood we have here in Louisiana, the one we don t have is
lobster. And if you can find it, it s usually too expensive to
order other than for special occasions. That s all changing thanks
to Trey Killeen s startup company, Southern Buoy Lobster. Trey uses
his 4th generation lobstermen family connections in Masscheussets
Bay to cut out enough middle men to transport lobster to Baton
Rouge at afforfdable prices. Photos taken at Mansur s On the
Boulevard by Ken Stewart.

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