Crawfish season is here but, unfortunately, the crawfish aren't. A lack of rain in 2023 and high temperatures have left farmers short-handed of crawfish and driven prices sky-high. "There is none," ...

This year has been particularly bad for one of the deep South’s most prized exports: crawfish. The tiny lobster-like crustaceans are a $500 million industry that supports thousands of jobs, ...

Baseball players like to call it “the sweet spot,” that one small area on the bat that allows for maximum hitting power and control. We have the same thing in the backyard culinary realm. It’s that ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - Although we’re now in the winter months, the previous summer’s drought is still taking a big toll on Louisiana’s crawfish. You may or may not have gotten your hands on the hot ...

The familiar aroma of peppery, clove-struck spice is rising from the boiling sheds behind seafood markets and restaurants around New Orleans. Parking lots are filling and customers queuing up. With ...

TROUP, Texas (KLTV) - If you’re a crawfish lover, you know finding this delicacy in east Texas has been a challenge. With a shortage in Louisiana restaurants here have taken a hit. However, with ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Some people think of those weeks just before Christmas, when the lights are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Seafood distributors and restaurants for years have imported thousands of pounds of live Louisiana crawfish into Colorado for spring celebrations and boils.

Pinch, twist, pull is a way of life for Louisianans every spring as families and friends gather around the table to share a southern seafood delicacy— crawfish. Usually by Easter, the little red ...

Last year, crawfish season started with a whimper, not a bang. Unfavorable conditions and high prices even led to the closure of Saigon House, a local Viet-Cajun spot. But 2025 marks a comeback year ...

Matt is a New Orleans-based journalist who has written about food, events, and travel for national publications such as The New York Times, Lonely Planet, Fodor's Travel, Zagat, and Food & Wine. His ...

HENDERSON, La. (WAFB) - Huval the crawfish was pardoned by Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser during a ceremony on Tuesday, March 11. The 9th annual pardoning ceremony took place at Pat’s ...