Like Papa Noel, Grand Isle guy delivers by the bag full

But without reindeer and with no need for a sleigh.

This guy’s got his 2018 pickup truck.

WGNO Good Morning New Orleans features reporter Bill Wood says this guy’s got his own bags filled with goodies.

His name is Nathan Herring, and he’s got oysters in the bag.

He delivers them to restaurants and bars around New Orleans.

The oysters he delivers are his that he grows in floating cages in the Gulf, down on the farm.

His oyster farm is a couple of hours from New Orleans in Grand Isle.

Herring grew up in Mississippi and has a college degree in Wildlife and Fishery Science.

“The whole reason I got started with this was learning about all the good environmental benefits the oysters provide, so habitat, erosion protection in the water,” said Herring.

He worked for a couple of years in the parks department in New York City. That’s before he decided to parallel park his truck, and his life, in Louisiana.

He calls his business Bright Side Oyster Company.

“We are putting oysters in places where they might not otherwise grow. In these places like Grand Isle, where we are seeing so many people leave and not come back. Something interesting in a place a lot of people don’t get to see,” Herring.

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