Latest news with #LaneyKing
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Low Crawfish Prices On Easter Leave Plenty On The Table For This Leftover Crawfish Etouffee Recipe
For many in Louisiana, Easter Sunday is the height of crawfish season. With mild spring weather making it ideal for cooking outdoors, nothing captures the spirit of the day as well as a large boiling pot over a propane burner and a table covered with a massive pile of bright red crawfish in the backyard. Eating boiled crawfish is an acquired but indulgent taste, full of subtleties that are slowly revealed to anyone patient enough to peel their shells by hand for hours. With a little skill and experience, a single person might easily peel through five pounds of crawfish in one meal. In recent years, though, the price of that pile of crawfish has been on a rollercoaster. After drought and extreme temperatures caused devastation for crawfish farmers in 2024, boiled crawfish prices were reported to reach nearly $19 per pound in some locations, three or four times the average price. This year, Easter weekend delivered a welcome surprise at seafood markets, with prices dropping to their lowest of the season, roughly $3 per pound for sacks of live crawfish. The stock market swings of the price of crawfish has led to some innovative ways for keeping track of the cost. Local television station WBRZ in Baton Rouge, Louisiana updates a 'Crawfish Price Index' every week with prices from dozens of markets and restaurants around the state. In 2017, Ryan and Laney King co-founded The Crawfish App, which includes an interactive map of availability, size, and price. It has been downloaded more than 500,000 times. (MORE: Sweeten Your Easter With This Yummy Carrot Cake) The current low price is the result of favorable weather for crawfish farmers. Crawfish are freshwater crustaceans and need deep, wet soil to breed and grow in the flooded rice fields where they are farmed. This February, a crucial month for crawfish, was the wettest February for the state of Louisiana since 2020. That has been a dramatic recovery from the year prior, when record-breaking heat and drought dried out and decimated crawfish populations across the state. By some estimates, farmers only harvested five percent of an average year's production in 2024. With prices so low, there will be plenty of leftover boiled crawfish tails to eat all week. The best reason to make crawfish etouffee is to make use of all of those succulent leftovers. Crawfish etouffee has a long, complicated history, though it is often said to have been first served at the Hebert Hotel in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana in the 1920s. The recipe I use is a simple one, drawn from old community cookbooks and my mother's advice. Unlike the boiling and peeling of crawfish, which is an all day event, crawfish etouffee should come together quickly, taking not much longer to make than the rice that it is served over. (MORE: April Showers Tea: Cozy Springtime Brews For Rainy Days) 2 yellow onions, minced 1 stalk celery, minced 2 green peppers, minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 stick butter 1 tablespoon flour ¼ fat reserved from crawfish heads 2 lbs crawfish tails, boiled and peeled 1 cup seafood stock (preferably made from peeled crawfish shells) Salt and pepper to taste Green onions for garnish Melt butter over medium-low heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Gently saute onions, celery, green peppers, and garlic until softened and just beginning to brown. Add flour and stir together quickly for one minute. Add crawfish fat and tails, carefully seasoning with salt and pepper, as there will already be plenty of seasoning from the crawfish boil. Pour in seafood stock and reduce at a simmer until you've reached your desired thickness. Etouffee should be saucy and smothering the crawfish, not too thick or thin. Garnish with thinly sliced green onions and serve over ON - Think Spring With This Pasta Primavera - Feeling Spicy? Make This Thai Chili Oil - Refreshing Spring Sips
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Crawfish prices hit season low just in time for Easter celebrations
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Some may call Good Friday the Super bowl Sunday of crawfish season. With last year's drought causing a lot of issues, many have wondered of how sales will look for this Easter weekend. News 10 spoke with Laney King, co-founder The Crawfish App, reassured that everything should be back to normal. 'Yeah, this year, like I said, much more normal when we look back at prior years, we look back at 2021, 2022, prices were much more in line.' King said. 'Maybe, you know, give or take a quarter a pound, but we're much more in line with historical Easter prices.' Crawfish prices are a dollar fifty cents cheaper for live crawfish as compared to last year's Easter weekend. They are the lowest it has been all season long. With Easter falling later in the year, crawfish season is at its peak with crawfish being the perfect size for a perfect weekend gathering. Live, boiled crawfish prices drop for Easter weekend Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'If you're looking for, you know, a medium to large size crawfish, you're going to pay about three, ten a pound on average.' King said. 'That's what the average of about 800 Louisiana crawfish prices tells us. If you're okay with, you know, maybe the small to medium mix, we're seeing sacks for $50, $60 a sack, which I mean, that's that's awesome'As prices look promising and sacks are flying out of stores. crawfish lovers can say 'Allons Manger' with pride knowing they got a good bang for their buck. 'Last year you're paying an extra 50 bucks a sack versus what you're paying this year. That's that's big. I mean, especially on Easter weekend, you know, you're boiling for your family. Sometimes people buy 1 to 3 sacks of crawfish. This year is a huge savings.' King said. Crawfish prices hit season low just in time for Easter celebrations Here's how to stay safe from the measles while traveling 90 Plus: Louise 'Sammie' McClelland Lafayette special needs child also has special musical talent Arrest made after Pit Bull Olive found shot and tied to tree Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Crawfish prices in Louisiana hit lowest levels of 2025 season
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Thanks to an increase in crawfish supply, prices have gone down in Louisiana! Average prices are the lowest so far in the 2025 crawfish season, The Crawfish App reported Friday. 'There was a quarter per pound drop at the crawfish docks this week, and retailers responded with an exact $.25 cents per pound drop at the consumer level,' Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App, said. How much you could pay this weekend: $3.64 per pound for live crawfish $6.08 per pound for boiled crawfish 'The start of April marks the historical true start of the heart of crawfish season — weather is mild, crawfish are plentiful and a good size, and prices typically continue to come down, at least until Easter weekend!' King said. This makes two weeks in a row that crawfish prices have gone down in the state. See the best seafood restaurants in Baton Rouge, according to TripAdvisor reviews Musk to travel to Wisconsin ahead of judicial race, hand out $1M checks Lawyer for Michigan couple held in Mexican prison says resort company is at fault MONEY TALKS: Long Term Care Planning DOGE team defends federal layoffs: 'Almost no one has gotten fired' Jenner & Block sues after Trump targets law firm Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Louisiana crawfish prices go up for St. Patrick's Day weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The average price for crawfish has increased around 50 cents per pound for St. Patrick's Day weekend, The Crawfish App announced Friday. The average price for live crawfish will be around $3.99 per pound this weekend, while boiled crawfish can be found for around $6.45 per pound. A sack of live crawfish that weighs between 35 and 40 pounds will cost around $150 per sack. 'Unfortunately, the supply of crawfish dropped this past week due to poor weather and other factors,' Laney King, co-founder of The Crawfish App, said. 'And at the same time, demand from crawfish consumers soared with the start of Lent.' King said a surge in the crawfish supply is expected with sunshine and mild weather across the state next week. Louisiana expands black bear hunting season to new areas, increases permits Jeffries mum on confidence in Schumer Louisiana crawfish prices go up for St. Patrick's Day weekend Is the new Rolls-Royce the ultimate luxury SUV? AOC: Schumer's intent to vote for budget bill a 'slap in the face' DHS revokes visa of one Columbia student, arrests another pro-Palestinian protester Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Yahoo
Crawfish prices drop in Louisiana just in time for Mardi Gras weekend
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The average price for live and boiled crawfish in Louisiana continues to go down for the fourth week ahead of Mardi Gras weekend. According to The Crawfish App, the average price is $3.75 per pound for live crawfish and $6.19 per pound for boiled crawfish. 'Sacks of crawfish are now easy to find for under $4 per pound, and in some areas of Louisiana and East Texas, they're priced below $3 per pound,' Co-Founder and Operator of the The Crawfish App Laney King said. King is hopeful that prices will continue to drop in the coming weeks. 'Crawfish prices are trending downward thanks to a plentiful supply of crawfish that are responding to the mild temperatures we've had in South Louisiana,' King said. 'We expect prices to continue to drop as the heart of the season approaches in March and April.' Louisiana Hooters locations not affected by possible bankruptcy Jeffries: 'Republicans are lying' about Medicaid cuts The Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in Florida King Charles invites Trump to UK for a state visit Meta apologizes for 'error' that resulted in violent content flooding Instagram feeds Louisiana death row inmate's execution backed by AG Liz Murrill Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
