VERMILION PARISH — Freezing temperatures across the region are having an impact on crawfish ponds, making it more difficult for fishermen to catch their haul. As a result, higher prices could be on ...

Lauren Kremer, 11, pulls a freshly caught crayfish out of a net during a Quarry Hill Nature Center field day Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Bear Creek at Slatterly Park in Rochester. Kids participating ...

Farmers say supply is catching up with demand, but labor shortages are slowing processing.

"This winter, crayfish breeding technology is more mature, the farming area has been further expanded, and the crayfish output has increased," says Guo Song, office director of the trading center.

For the first time in many years, not one boiled crawfish passed my mouth over the Easter holidays. Boiling a few sacks of crawfish on Good Friday has been an annual custom of my family, but this year ...