In the 1700s, Native Americans made use of their abundance in Southern Louisiana, using venison to catch the crawdads. Today, the crustaceans are still an integral part of Louisiana culture -- the ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The average price of crawfish, live and boiled, keeps going down this Mardi Gras season. This weekend’s average prices are $4.10 per pound for live crawfish and $6 ...

We have religious holidays and national holidays and, in Louisiana, what I’ve come to understand as holidays that fall somewhere between structured tradition and the customs we create together. Of ...

Matt is a New Orleans-based journalist who has written about food, events, and travel for national publications such as The New York Times, Lonely Planet, Fodor's Travel, Zagat, and Food & Wine. His ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — There’s good news for those who want to have a crawfish boil for Mother’s Day weekend. The average price for live crawfish took a slight dip thanks to a booming ...

The holiday season means that the crawfish season is right around the corner. LSU AgCenter crawfish extension agent Todd ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Good ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Another week, another drop in crawfish prices in Louisiana. Prices dropped “by another 50 cents per pound, making this the second price drop since Easter Sunday,” ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. While crawfish captures an enthusiastic percentage of Louisiana's seafood scene, it's often misunderstood outside America's Southern states.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The ...