Commercial fishermen seek help from government amid La. crawfish crisis [Video]

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — The recent drought has taken a huge negative impact on this year’s crawfish season. After Governor Jeff Landry called for critical aid on farm-raised crawfish, commercial crawfishermen want help as well. Henderson Mayor Sherbin Collette has fished the water of the Atchafalaya Basin for his entire life. He said he wants the representation to be fair for everyone.

“Let me tell you, some deep water, crawfish and commercial fishermen in the basin is not easy. It is not easy at all,” Collette said. “Some of them are just bait and traps, absolutely nothing.”

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Luckily, with the help of local politicians, commercial fisherman James Fredieu said work is being done to bring money to the commercial crawfishermen heavily impacted by the drought.

“We are working on a different declaration without parish government at wildlife fisheries to try to get …