For Texas rice farmers determined to hang onto their land, crawfish offer clear benefits. Omnivores and swamp creatures at heart, mudbugs thrive in the low, warm, plant-filled waters of rice paddies.

Crawfish season is thriving with larger yields and favorable weather, but labor shortages are slowing farm operations.

Whether you enjoy feasting on them by the perfectly seasoned bagful at a backyard crawfish boil or sauteeing them up for an even better take on shrimp and grits, there's no question that crawfish (or ...

Warm weather is shaping this year’s crawfish season, with a local farmer saying strong production and steady demand are ...

If you are looking for things to do in the Wiregrass this coming weekend, which is forecast to be sunny and in the 70s, here are a few local events you may want to consider checking out: Friday, April ...

TRANSPORTATION. WELL DINING ON THE LAKE KCRA 3’S LISA GONZALES TAKES US TO A BRAND NEW RESTAURANT IN FOLSOM WITH A ONE OF A KIND VIEW OF LAKE NATOMA. ON THIS WEEK’S FARM TO FORK, WE LEARN HOW TO MAKE ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Crawfish season in Louisiana this year was heavily affected by the summer drought in 2023, an arctic blast and rising costs for farmers. Anyone who wanted to buy live or ...

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 ...

Shortage of H-2B visas threatens Louisiana's $640m crawfish industry, leaving the state's 20 crawfish processors with no option to hire migrant workers.

Louisiana crawfish farmers are facing a shortage of workers due to changes to a temporary guest-worker visa program, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain said this week.

As tired light filtered through the fog on a recent Monday morning, Daniel Valenzuela sloshed shin-deep into a flooded rice paddy in Southeast Texas. He shoved a scoop-shaped sled along the ground in ...