BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — One week after crawfish prices hit the lowest levels of the season, they continue that downward trend heading into the first weekend of April.

The Louisiana crawfish industry faces a crisis in 2024 with soaring prices and reduced supply due to drought and freezing weather, impacting businesses and traditional consumption.

Louisiana crawfish suppliers struggle to get their hands on crawfish during what some call the busiest time of the year ahead of popular tourist events like Mardi Gras.

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser pardons Huval the Crawfish at the 9th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish, celebrating Louisiana’s seafood culture at Pat’s Fisherman’s Wharf.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration Wednesday for the state’s critical crawfish industry, as extreme weather disrupted this year’s harvest and triggered an industry ...

Crawfish prices in Louisiana have decreased due to an increase in crawfish supply, making them the lowest they have been in the 2025 crawfish season.

Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday issued a disaster declaration for the crawfish industry, citing an ongoing shortage.

Around 80% of the crawfish yield in Louisiana each season is made up of the red swamp crawfish, with white river crawfish making up the other 20%. The two species have plenty of similarities.

Louisiana crawfish are in demand despite a shortage of the mudbugs driven by last summer’s drought, extreme heat, saltwater intrusion on the Mississippi River and a hard winter freeze.

Louisiana's crawfish season is not expected to be nearly as good as recent years, impacting both prices and availability, experts say. Much of the blame is being put on weather.

Louisiana is seeing a drop in crawfish prices. According to the Crawfish App, the average price for boiled crawfish is $7.99 a pound.