Overall, crawfish ponds made it through Hurricane Laura better than many other Louisiana crops. About 5,000 to 10,000 acres of crawfish ponds were directly damaged by storm surge out of about 250,000 ...

Louisiana crawfish farmers are heading into the 2026 season with a general sense of optimism, according to Todd Fontenot, a crawfish expert with LSU’s AgCenter. Despite scattered early-season ...

Christopher Bonvillain knows crawfish. An associate professor at Nicholls State University, he works in one of Louisiana's only aquatic ecology and astacology Labs. Astacology is the study of crawfish ...

ST. MARTIN PARISH — As a wave of strong winter weather approaches Acadiana, local crawfish farmers and enthusiasts are left wondering how the upcoming freeze will impact the crawfish supply. Mark ...

The rains from Hurricane Isaac look like a free and convenient way for crawfish farmers to flood their ponds, but trying to hold the water through four to six more weeks of hot weather will probably ...

ACADIA PARISH, LA. — Last year's crawfish season faced many challenges due to drought and extreme temperatures, leading to a sharp decline in the harvest. However, local crawfish farmers are feeling ...

The following is a press release from the LSU Agcenter: Over the next several days, Tropical Storm Lee will drench most of Louisiana's crawfish-producing parishes with rainfall ranging from several ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Crawfish prices in Louisiana, boiled and live, are sky-high, selling for up to $13 per pound. Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) is requesting federal assistance for the ...

RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 15TH. >> WELL, THIS WINTER WEATHER THAT WE’VE HAD IN LOUISIANA HAVING AN IMPACT ON A SOUTHERN STAPLE BECAUSE PONDS ARE FROZEN, CRAWFISH ARE NOT BEING SUPPLIED TO RESTAURANTS ...

HOUSTON — Seafood lovers here in the South are facing a big problem. There's a serious shortage of crawfish and that's driving the price up. Now, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry is ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana crawfish producers, beware. A deadly virus is threatening the industry, state aquaculture specialists said. Mark Shirley, of the LSU Agriculture Center, said the virus — ...