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Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze. The state is the nation’s top producer of crawfish, but last year harvested a fraction of what is typical in a season. Potential losses to the state’s crawfish industry are estimated to be nearly $140 million. The tiny crustaceans are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils and Louisiana’s way of life, and fans are still buying and selling them, including at a crawfish festival in southern L...

Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze. The state is the nation’s top producer of crawfish, but last year harvested a fraction of what is typical in a season. Potential losses to the state’s crawfish industry are estimated to be nearly $140 million. The tiny crustaceans are a staple in Gulf Coast seafood boils and Louisiana’s way of life, and fans are still buying and selling them, including at a crawfish festival in southern L...

Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze. The

As expensive as lump crabmeat is these days, the price of jumbo lump crab is even higher. Some stores in Louisiana are now selling it for more than $65 a pound.

Seafood is in high demand this Easter holiday “The demand is so much higher right now,” Pohlmann said. “I think coming out of this COVID thing, people are like in a crawfish frenzy, right now.” Author: Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Published: 6:42 PM CDT April 1, 2021 Updated: 9:58 PM CDT April 1, 2021 CHALMETTE, La. — Preparing fresh local seafood on Good Friday and Easter Sunday is a Louisiana tradition.  If you want to know about seafood, you go to St. Bernard Parish, home to some of the best commercial and recreational fishing in ...