Cold Weather Keeping Crawfish Small In Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS — The cold that’s kept Louisiana residents bundled up this winter has also kept many crawfish too small to trap.

Adam Johnson, owner of Bayou Land Seafood LLC in Cecelia, says he’s buying about 80 sacks a week, compared to 100 sacks or more a day at the end of a normal January.

Last year’s cold winter made for a late harvest. State climatologist Barry Keim (KIME) says this December and January averaged as cold as or colder than the same two months last year.

There’s a chance of a break next month.

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