Demand for crawfish will likely surge during the Catholic season of Lent. Prices often fluctuate. We set out to see who sets the prices consumers pay, but the answer is not quite clear.

ROANOKE, La. (WAFB) - Burt Tietje is a third generation Louisiana rice farmer who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. “We were a bunch of German grain farmers out here, but in 1970, we ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Crawfish season is already underway in Southeast Texas, earlier than expected. It could stretch longer than usual, according to local restaurant owners and farmers, despite ongoing ...

Climate Rice and Crawfish Pests A crawfish crawls through apple snails after harvest Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at a farm in Kaplan, La. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel ...