Cajun Crawfish Pie
A site dedicated to Cajuns & Louisiana!
Recommended
Sponsors
Sponsor Links
Very Useful
Louisiana Crawfish
Crawfish are important to Louisiana. We catch them. We raise them. We eat all of them that we possibly can. We sing about them. Many of us make our livelihood off of them. They are instilled into the Cajun culture. They have been caught, raised, cooked, and eaten in Louisiana for hundred of years. Over 90% of all of the little mud dwellers caught in the United States comes from Louisiana. Over 1,600 farmers raise them. Over 800 trappers gather them from natural wetlands, primarily the Atchafalaya. The economic impact of them on Louisiana is over $120,000 annually, and more than 7,000 people depend on our little friends for their living (in whole or in part). Is it fair to say that crawfish are important to Louisiana?
Not only are crawfish important to Louisiana, but they are also important to the world. The best, juciest, and tastiest crayfish (stupid Yankee term) come from Louisiana. There are over 300 species of crawdads (stupid Texas term) in the world, but the best ones come from right here. The Red Swamp species is by far the best variety for human consumption, and that is what we raise in Louisiana.
The next time that you are at the store looking for some, please remember this. Unlike the ones imported from China and other nations that use slave labor and market dumping techniques, Louisiana crawfish are produced by free men and women that are your fellow citizens. Please buy Louisiana, and keep it in the U.S.A.