Louisiana's Drought is Fueling the ‘Unprecedented’ Crawfish Prices this Season

By Brandy Campbell

Fox Weather

Louisiana's ongoing exceptional drought is making the Bayou state's staple of boiled crawfish unaffordable for many. 

Louisiana is amid its worst drought since 2000, with more than 70% of the Bayou State in exceptional drought, the worst rating on the 5-level U.S. Drought Monitor scale. Many of the crawfish farmers' crops from last spring didn't survive without rain. 

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