Crawfish Season Starts Early, Sparking Hope for Farmers After a Bad Year

By Omar Martinez

KPLC-TV 7

Move over, Christmas – crawfish season has arrived.

It’s here much earlier than usual, as harvesting operations across the state usually begin around January.

This is great news for fans of crawdads, especially compared to last year when a severe drought affected crawfish farms across the state, leading to a surge in prices and shorter inventory.

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