Despite these setbacks, farmers are optimistic about the 2024 crawfish season. The cold snap is seen as a minor delay rather ...

Growing optimism (and more crawfish) has helped build up the anticipation of 2025's season being a banner year for everyone's favorite freshwater crustacean. Until Winter Storm Enzo arrived, that is.

LSU AgCenter As south Louisiana begins to thaw out after the historic arctic blast and double-digit inches of snowfall in ...

VERMILION PARISH — Freezing temperatures across the region are having an impact on crawfish ponds, making it more difficult for fishermen to catch their haul. As a result, higher prices could be ...

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 ...

Todd Fontenot explained the crawfish ponds would have to freeze through entirely for it to have a significant impact on the crawfish population. Both Fontenot and Soileau emphasize that prices and ...

The storm that hit the southern United States on Tuesday (Jan. 21) brought record snowfall to south Louisana, with the capital city Baton Rouge recording 7.6 inches of snow, breaking the previous ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Multiple factors are leading crawfish suppliers to anticipate a stellar season for the celebrated crustacean. Last year's season was a fraction of what suppliers and sellers ...

Crawfish farmers across Lafourche Parish are bracing for next week's frigid temperatures. Their ponds will likely freeze over, forcing the crawfish to burrow deep into the mud for protection.

LSU AgCenter crawfish expert Mark Shirley says the mudbugs will bury themselves as deep as they can into the mud during cold conditions.

Researchers in the Czech Republic purchased a shipment of Indonesian crayfish from a “leading” pet wholesaler in March 2023, according to a study published Jan. 9 in the peer-reviewed journal ...