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Louisiana's crawfish industry disrupted after migrant worker shakeup

NPR | By Debbie Elliott
Published May 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM CDT

Louisiana's crawfish industry is upended because processing plants can't get guest-worker visas for its seasonal workforce.

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