As Lent culminates this weekend with Easter Sunday, officials hope the threat of coronavirus curtails the traditional large family gatherings for crawfish boils and Easter egg hunts.

"Plan for 3 to 5 pounds of boiled crawfish per person, 2 small potatoes, 1 small ear of corn, and ½ link of sausage per ...

Louisiana crawfish suppliers struggle to get their hands on crawfish during what some call the busiest time of the year ahead of popular tourist events like Mardi Gras.

Crawfish boils trace back to Cajun and Creole communities in western Louisiana; ... 5 pounds small red potatoes, halved 5 pounds andouille sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces.

No matter what else you use in your crawfish boil, one crucial ingredient is patience. That’s what enforces the proper timing through the cycles of soaking, boiling and resting the ...

Crawfish season 2024: Expect high prices, if you can find any at all 'Everybody is screaming and hollering for them, but we don't have them. Right now, when I should be at work, I'm at the gym ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Crawfish season is in full swing and local seafood joints are selling the southern specialty every day. One of them is Montalbano’s off Florida Boulevard. Randy ...

Louisiana produces 90% of the United States' crawfish. Most of the farmed crawfish comes from rice fields in one small area of Cajun country. There, the industry is fairly new. In the 1980s, rice ...

KAPLAN, La. (KLFY) A slow start to crawfish season has caused high prices for the southern specialty. From the mosquito spray killing off baby crawfish to the cold temperatures keeping them from gr… ...

Crawfish – or crayfish – are small freshwater crustaceans that resemble small lobsters. And in the southern U.S. state of Louisiana they have become something people cannot live without.

From there, the crawfish are added to conveyer belt where they’re washed and sorted. The small ones get sent back into the fields to grow and reproduce for the next crop, and the larger ones are ...

Add the crawfish, salt, cayenne and hot sauce and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and keep warm. For the omelets, combine 4 of the eggs with 2 tablespoons cool water in a small ...