Morganza Spillway Opening to Impact Crawfish Production
By Kevin Barnhart, Louisiana Radio Network
With the opening of the Morganza Spillway on Sunday, the crawfish industry is going to be feeling the effect. LSU AgCenter Professor Greg Lutz says while the opening may make more habitat for some of the mudbugs, those habitats will not be as easily accessible for harvest. It could have a negative effect on existing habitats. “Some places the problem is going to be the water is going to back up and be really sour, dirty water so that’ll possibly take away some habitats from the crawfish,” said Lutz.