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Climate Rice and Crawfish Pests A crawfish crawls through apple snails after harvest Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at a farm in Kaplan, La. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel ...

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KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. KAPLAN, La. (AP) — Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he's ...