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This week, the CRAWDAQ Index shows you can expect to pay an average of $5.91/lb for boiled crawfish in Lafayette.

The CRAWDAQ Index shows boiled crawfish prices remain near average for this time of year in Lafayette

This week, the CRAWDAQ Index shows you can expect to pay an average of $32.70 for 5 lbs of boiled crawfish in Lafayette ($6.54/lb).

This week, the CRAWDAQ Index shows you can expect to pay $6.81/lb in Lafayette. That's 5% higher than the average for this time of year

After one wash and a rinse...nothing! No smell to take to the car. No crawfish leftovers hiding in the cells of my hands and arms...nothing!

The Dine for the Diner campaign happens every year to raise money for St. Joseph Diner, which has been active since 1983.

Winter weather temporarily froze crawfish harvesting and its market, but spring weather has started to melt away the effects as the catch and size increase.   The arctic air brought freezing temperatures, power outages and water-access issues across most of Louisiana. As a result, many of Acadianas ponds had a thin layer of ice on the surface. At the mud line, where crawfish grow, the temperature dropped to about 35 degrees, causing the cold-blood crustaceans metabolism to slow dramatical...

Dawson has stepped-up his crawfish eating skills over the past year.