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The opening of the Lafourche Central Market, which had been delayed by Hurricane Isaac, has been rescheduled for Sept. 15.

The Daily Comet reports the market is an open-air pavilion equipped with about 30 booths for local farmers and fishermen to sell their wares.

The market is on Louisiana Highway 1 in Raceland.

More details about the market are available by calling Brandi LeCompte at 985-438-1231.

Have you noticed how fish collars are working their way onto local restaurant menus? Asian cooks have long featured fish scraps and, with with the snout-to-tail phenomena working its way through the species, we’re beginning to see new offerings.

But what exactly are fish collars? Well, when fillets are cut, you’re left with tail and the skeleton holding up bits of fatty meat. These trickier parts of the fish are cheaper than the highly coveted fillets, but they usually wind up on cutting room floors.