Snow, sleet and freezing temperatures have put the Louisiana crawfish season in the freezer. The arctic weather affecting the heart of the Bayou state means crawfish aren’t eating and likely to be smaller than normal at peak season.
Thousands of red and blue claws should be poking out of green, mesh sacks at the crawfish farms of Joey Schneider and Lindsey “Red” Aucoin in Eunice, but instead their ponds remain idle.
“It’s terrible, there are very few crawfish being caught, said Aucoin, who partners with Schneider in the crawfish business. “With this cold weather the crawfish are not moving around, and not biting. So far this year we have caught less than 10% of what we did this time last year.”
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