Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Hope CRAW Act Fixes Worker Shortage that Hurt 2026 Season

By Devin Cruice

KPLC-TV 7

A one-page bill sponsored by an unlikely team of U.S. congressmen could hold the key to stabilizing the crawfish industry.

As we previously reported, several processing plants across the state were left without H2B visa workers to peel crawfish. Farmers say it sent shockwaves across the industry.

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