ROANOKE, La. (WAFB) - Burt Tietje is a third generation Louisiana rice farmer who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. “We were a bunch of German grain farmers out here, but in 1970, we ...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) reintroduces the CRAWDAD Act to provide emergency support for crawfish farmers affected by droughts ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crawfish is a multi-million dollar industry here in Louisiana, so when snow fell in South Louisiana, there was a concern for this year’s season. “I came out here and it was ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - 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 ...

A collision of conservation efforts in rural Louisiana has pitted crawfish ponds and tree planting against one another, illustrating some of the new complications being created by the emerging market ...

HAMSHIRE, TX -- Crawfish, mudbugs, crawdaddys; no matter what you call them, they're downright delicious. Whether you're ordering them by the pound at a local restaurant, or pulling them from the ...

A 47-year-old man from the US town of Echo, Louisiana, was arrested last month following complaints from a local crawfish farmer who had his traps emptied overnight on multiple occasions, according to ...

ROANOKE, La. (WVUE) - Burt Tietje is a third-generation Louisiana rice farmer, who now spends half of his time harvesting crawfish. The German grain farmers who settled in Jefferson Davis Parish ...