Crawfish Farming (1989)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1989-03-17
Duration: 00:12:57
Subjects: Crawfish farming | Crawfish industry | SEAFOOD INDUSTRY | Aquaculture
Contributors:
- Lormand, Ken Host
- Odom, Bob Interviewee
- Durand, Daniel Interviewee
- Durand, Jo Interviewee
- Sundvist, Anders Interviewee
Description
This segment from the March 17, 1989, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Ken Lormand’s report on the increase in crawfish farming in Louisiana. He reports that Louisiana has 135,000 acres of crawfish farms, double the number in 1980. He interviews: Commissioner of Agriculture Bob Odom; Daniel Durand, crawfish farmer; Jo Durand, crawfish farmer; and Anders Sundvist of American Seafood in New Iberia.