Laurence Willard de la Bretonne Jr.
served as state aquaculture specialist with
the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service
for more than 15 years, managing
educational programs dealing with crawfish,
alligators and soft-shell crabs. A native of
Houma, La., he received many professional
honors and served on numerous national
and state committees concerned with the
advancement of aquaculture.
Larry was recognized as an international
authority on the culture of crawfish and, to a
large degree, influenced the growth and
development of the crawfish aquaculture
industry in Louisiana. He had the ability to
transform very technical research findings
into information useful to farmers.
Larry’s dedication and enthusiasm for his
work with the Louisiana crawfish industry
remain an inspiration. The authors are
proud to dedicate this manual to him.