I used ChatGPT to see how they believe how a Louisiana crawfish boil should be executed and how it should look.
Here's what ChatGPT had to say: A Louisiana-style crawfish boil is packed with bold flavors, spices, and classic ingredients.
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Craving seafood? Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says this is the time to get some crabs from your favorite local seafood spot … because they’re some of the BIGGEST he’s ever seen.
“I was in St. Bernard Parish at White Boot Warriors and he’s got some of the biggest crabs I’ve ever seen. I’ve been doing this a long time and I’ve never crabs this fat,” Strain pointed out enthusiastically.
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Crawfish production enterprises, like other farm enterprises, require advanced planning to make production decisions that are likely to result in profit. The purpose of this report is to provide production costs estimates for crawfish enterprises. These estimates may assist producers in making decisions and obtaining adequate financing. Crawfish production and its associated costs should not be interpreted as averages for producers in the industry. The purpose of the cost projections is to provide guidelines whereby producers and others with an interest in crawfish production costs can make.
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Some seafood restaurants and markets in the area are beginning to have trouble meeting crawfish demands for customers due to the shorter supply in recent weeks.
Jody Galley has been in the crawfish industry for 22 years. He said his seafood market is having trouble supplying crawfish due to the lack of catch available.
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It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year again... crawfish season!
“During crawfish season, we are harvesting about six days a week, six out of seven days. We have 2,000 traps across three ponds across this farm; it takes about six or seven hours a day to pick up all the traps, sack the crawfish, deliver the crawfish to a crawfish dock where they are distributed,” Burt Tietje, a local crawfish farmer, said.
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Some farmers across Acadiana have been a victim of crawfish theft. With the beginning of crawfish season being difficult at times, farmer Paul Zaunbrecher says losing product takes a big hit on businesses financially.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy is calling on the Department of the Treasury to crack down on international financing that he says is actively harming the domestic shrimp industry.
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Cassidy warned that U.S. taxpayer dollars are indirectly funding foreign shrimp aquaculture expansion, putting American shrimpers at a severe disadvantage.
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Louisiana farmers work very hard during crawfish season to gather their crop to bring to market, so when a thief comes along to steal sacks of crawfish, it takes money straight out of the hands of that farmer.
Law enforcement officials say that since the start of crawfish season, there have been various reports of crawfish thefts at ponds all across south Louisiana.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries says an invasive crab species is on the move and has been spotted in Louisiana.
The agency says that the Chinese Mitten Crab is here, and it is easy to identify by its fuzzy “mittens” on its claws and the lack of paddles on its rear legs.
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Here in Lafayette, Louisiana, we know a thing or two about crawfish boils.
But while we’re cracking shells and soaking up the spice, we’re also watching something else grow: AI technology. It’s creeping into every industry, changing the way we work, create, and communicate. And as someone who spends a lot of time creating content, I can’t help but be intrigued by the possibilities.
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Crawfish are kind of our thing here in Louisiana. We're known across the U.S. for them to the point where whenever anyone sees a crawfish they immediately think of Louisiana.
Well, what if we told you that there's a place in Idaho that boasts a native species of crawfish that can grow about twice the size of what we catch in Louisiana and apparently are "the best tasting crawfish in the world"?
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While Louisiana still harvests majority of the freshwater critters, these Texas farmers are steadily gaining ground.
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The average price of crawfish, live and boiled, keeps going down this Mardi Gras season.
This weekend’s average prices are $4.10 per pound for live crawfish and $6.49 per pound for boiled crawfish.
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If you’re on the hunt for seafood, but worried the cold snap we’re going through may put a dent in those plans, not to fear! Experts are saying our waters are still offering a plentiful bounty for locals.
Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the crab harvest specifically is standing out.
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Louisiana Crawfish Company has found themselves in the middle of a federal class action lawsuit over allegedly sending out unsolicited discount offer text messages too early in the morning.
The lawsuit, filed in the Central District of California by plaintiff Mason Ibarra ('Plaintiff'), accuses Louisiana Crawfish Company of violating the TCPA by sending at least 10 unsolicited marketing texts before 8 AM.
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