Dennis’ Seafood frying catfish and shrimp during crawfish shortage [Video]

METAIRIE, La (WVUE) – Dennis’ Seafood in Metairie is trying to satisfy its customers with fish and lobster plates for the first time, because the seafood market doesn’t have any crawfish to sell.

Last year’s drought and this year’s freezing weather killed crawfish that grow underground, causing a reduction in crawfish production.

Dennis’ Seafood owner Denny Lacoste is used to boiling crawfish on the first Friday of Lent, but this year, he finds himself frying fish because of the crawfish shortage.

“I don’t like. I’d rather the crawfish, a lot less work you know,” Lacoste said.

Lacoste said he is not currently selling crawfish because he would have to charge $12 a pound.

“You might have a couple of people that might get a pound or two, but it is just that they are not too big right now and they are just expensive.

He said the situation has left …