Record crawfish season shaping up and it’s not good

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, January 26, 2024
Weather factors into a dismal forecast
  • Crawfish traps in a pond east of Eunice are likely empty according to an LSU AgCenter expert. The crawfish season is off to a late start and even when it does arrive the supply is forecast to be low in comparison to most years. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)
    Crawfish traps in a pond east of Eunice are likely empty according to an LSU AgCenter expert. The crawfish season is off to a late start and even when it does arrive the supply is forecast to be low in comparison to most years. (Photo by Harlan Kirgan)

    A prolonged drought, record heat and freezing temperatures mean this year’s crawfish crop is going to be scarce even when there is a crop. The crawfish catastrophe is not limited to south Louisiana. A report in the Missippi Gulf Coast newspaper Sun Herald reported crawfish seller Cameron Cuevas is experiencing the latest start in at 16 years. “Normally, by January 1, we’re pushing a lot of v…