Crawfish farmers in Louisiana say the 2024 crop is down dramatically due to a prolonged drought last year. Buyers are seeing limited availability and prices more than double the usual.

Boiled crawfish are on the menu at Hawks Crawfish Restaurant on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Rayne.

In a normal year, Louisiana crawfish farmers supply more than 150 million pounds of the succulent crustaceans to wholesalers and consumers, bringing more than $300 million to the state's economy.

We only eat two types of crawfish in New Orleans, Shreveport, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Here's everything you need to know.

Texas crawfish season typically runs January to July a peak of March to May. While prices may be down this year, they could be in short supply to start the season.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration Wednesday for the state’s critical crawfish industry, as extreme weather disrupted this year’s harvest and triggered an industry ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — To the lineup of jambalaya, gumbo, shrimp and, of course, “mudbugs,” you’ll find another Louisiana culinary highlight on the menu at this year’s Syracuse Crawfish Fest.

One of the best events during the offseason is the Saints rookie crawfish Super Boil, which took place Wednesday at The Cannery.All nine 2025 draft picks, plus the undrafted rookies were present ...

Crawfish — boiled, almost 10,000 pounds, imported direct from Louisiana — is the dish du jour, as the name of the festival implies. But there are plenty of others. Jambalaya.

LSU AgCenter says that snow and low temperatures are not expected to impact the 2025 crawfish season in Acadiana and south Louisiana, beyond a few days of lower production.

How do you say crawfish where you live, and what’s your favorite way to eat them? Email me and let me know at [email protected]. This story was originally published April 11, 2023 at 8:00 AM.