In early December, some Louisiana restaurants started serving up the boiled Gulf Coast delicacy, signaling the start of what could be a regular crawfish season. And seafood industry experts said a ...

Discover key insights on the 2025 crawfish season as farmers in Texas and Louisiana anticipate a steady supply due to fall rains, with prices starting high.

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

Often called "poor man's lobsters," crawfish are a vital part of Southern cuisine. Here are the best months to harvest and ...

Texas is ranked a distant second in the U.S. for crawfish production, Fitzgerald said. "Louisiana has got Texas beat by a long shot," she said. "We grow crawfish along with our rice production.

With cold weather settling in, Mark Shirley, an expert with the LSU Ag Center, said the crawfish won’t be as active. "They won’t move, feed, or grow as much," Shirley explained. When Shirley ...

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 ...

However, there is a growing trend of farmers specializing exclusively in crawfish production. Crawfish season usually runs from January to June or July. However, many farmers won’t start selling ...

Fontenot explained that crawfish, being cold-blooded crustaceans, are sitting around, conserving energy to survive. "It does take a little while to get back growing and moving because they pretty ...