Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Are Wrapping up a Tough Season as They Shift Focus to Next Year’s Crop

By: Katie Navarro

KATC

ACADIA PARISH — Crawfish farmers in south Louisiana are wrapping up the season on a subdued note, with many saying catches never reached the levels they had hoped for — and now turning their attention to restocking for next year.

Stacy Ancelet, a crawfish farmer, said this time of year, many farmers start transitioning their ponds back into rice fields, using the crawfish they are catching now to stock next season's crop.

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