Mini mudbugs: The cold that’s kept Louisiana residents bundled up this winter has also kept many crawfish too small to trap. Adam Johnson, owner of Bayou Land Seafood in Cecelia, says he’s buying about 80 sacks a week, compared to 100 sacks or more a day at the end of a normal January. Last year’s cold winter made for a late harvest. State climatologist Barry Keim says this winter’s December and January have been, on average, as cold as or colder than the same two months in 2009 and 2010; however, there’s a chance of a break occurring next month. A year ago, temperatures stayed colder than normal through February. But the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center says above-average temperatures are likely in Louisiana for most of February.
Five years, five leaders honored: City Year Louisiana is marking its fifth anniversary tonight and honoring five people who made the organization possible. Honorees at the event, to be held at the Shaw Center for the Arts, are: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu; John Davies, CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation; Lori Bertman; Diana Lewis; and Jennifer Eplett Reilly. City Year is an urban youth corps that runs after-school programs.
