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Louisiana Crawfish |
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- Louisiana leads the nation in crawfish production, producing more than 90% of the domestic crop.
Live Louisiana crawfish are typically available November-June and can be farmed or wild caught.
- The combined average yield of Louisiana farm raised and wild crawfish is between 75-105 million pounds a year, with an economic impact of more than $120 million for the state of Louisiana.
- Louisiana has more than 1,000 crawfish farmers and more than 800 commercial fishermen who catch wild crawfish.
- As warmer weather arrives, click here for Chef John Folse’s recipe for Louisiana boiled crawfish and host a Louisiana crawfish boil for friends and family. Once the crawfish are ready to eat, click here to learn how to peel them like a pro!
- For more Louisiana crawfish recipes, including how to boil crawfish for two, click here.
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