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Crawfish season is underway as of Ash Wednesday.
Mud bug prices are sharply down from over $16 a pound for boiled crawfish to just under $7.50, good news for Louisiana residents stocking up on seafood as Catholics start their Lenten-season abstinence from meat.
Seafood shop owners expect crawdad supplies to increase as demand rises in the weeks ahead.
The market is preparing for this weekend's rush, when Friday will be one of the busiest days of the year.
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