Shreveport’s Mudbug Mystery: Why You’re Seeing Crawfish on Your Walk

Have you started spotting crawfish in random spots throughout Shreveport? My pup and I just walked up on crawfish after crawfish during an evening walk. My first thought was to look around to see if some wandering mudbugs got away from a boil. Did a crawfish truck turn over and spill crawfish nearby?

Have you scrolled through TikTok lately and seen videos of crawfish seemingly taking over roads in South Louisiana? If you're spotting them scattered about, it's likely not due to an overturned truck, especially with the recent weather patterns we've been experiencing.

Should You Keep a Sack in Your Car In Case You Spot Crawfish Everywhere?

We have paid an astronomical amount for crawfish this year. So, who wouldn't jump at the thought of free crawfish? Why are we all anticipating driving up on a roadway full of crawfish? We can thank the erratic weather we have been having in Louisiana.

Louisiana Crawfish Co. took to their TikTok in 2024 to explain why so many people are seeing crawfish out of ponds. "Sometimes when the ponds get low of oxygen, the crawfish try to get out of there in order to get oxygen. If you get a Big Water fluctuation, if the water either comes up real high or goes down real low, you can also see the crawfish try to migrate out of those ponds and try to find a safer place." You can check out their video below.

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