My name is John - but the only person who calls me that is my wife. Eventually you'll all call me Scudder.

I'm obsessed with my home state, Louisiana - for its landscape, its wildlife, its culture, its people, its recipes, and for its natural groceries. Over the years I found myself in restaurants on work trips, realizing that I wasn't ordering shrimp because I knew it was probably frozen over and over again along its journey from some anonymous place. I love shrimp, good shrimp - and good shrimp comes from Louisiana.

Unfortunately, the Louisiana shrimp industry is facing extinction. 90% of shrimp consumed in America is imported, highly processed and stripped of flavor. Our mission is to find a better and more sustainable way to link Louisiana shrimp, the fisherman, and the people at home who enjoy it.

Let Last Island take you on a culinary adventure to discover Louisiana's natural bounty.