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flag Louisiana's crawfish industry faces shutdowns due to H-2B visa limits, despite a temporary increase, causing labor shortages and threatening frozen crawfish supply.

flag Louisiana's crawfish processing industry is facing a severe labor shortage as federal H-2B visa caps, despite a temporary 35,000 increase, were reached too early and distributed via lottery, leaving many facilities unable to hire seasonal workers. flag Some plants have reduced operations or shut down, though live and boiled crawfish supplies for local consumers remain stable. flag However, domestic production of frozen crawfish tails may decline, affecting nationwide distribution. flag State officials, including Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain and Governor Jeff Landry, have urged federal leaders for policy changes but have received no solutions, with officials citing bureaucratic delays and unmet visa quotas as key obstacles.

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