Let Crawfish Season Begin - The Jena Times

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is joined by (from left to right) Samantha Carroll, Louisiana Seafood Executive Director; James Wallace, Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods; Opelousas Mayor Julius Alsandor; Herman Fuselier, St. Landry Tourist Commission; Celeste Chachere, Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods; Autumn Raymond, 2025 Jr. Crawfish Queen; Barry Toups, Crawfish Haven; and State Representative Dustin Miller, to pardon Tony the Crawfish during the 10th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish at Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods in Opelousas, Louisiana. (Photo by Office of the Lieutenant Governor)

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Submitted Article on March 4, 2026

Let Crawfish Season Begin

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser, along with the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, granted an official pardon to Tony the Crawfish during the 10th Annual Pardoning of the Crawfish event at Tony Chachere’s Creole Foods in Opelousas.

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