Aquaculture Farm Worker
South Louisiana Oyster Company and Seed Farming
📍 Chauvin, LA · Terrebonne Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26170-035380
- 📞 Phone: +1 (985) 720-5611
- ✉️ Email: southlaoystercompany@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Interested applicants are asked to contact Walter Guidry, Owner of South Louisiana Oyster Company and Seed
Farming, LLC, at 985-720-5611, M-F from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, or email southlaoystercompany@gmail.com with their contact information.
Please refer to Job Order Number
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Aquaculture Farm Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26170-035380
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform duties related to the cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of oysters on approximately 1,172 acres of employer-owned water parcels in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Beginning in late summer and continuing throughout the fall and winter growing season, workers will place hundreds of oyster seed into specially designed cultivation cages and deploy cages within designated oyster-growing areas. Workers will inspect oyster growth and health, monitor for disease, fungus, discoloration, abnormalities, and environmental conditions affecting oyster development. Workers will repair and maintain oyster cages damaged by hurricanes, storms, aquatic predators, marine growth, normal wear, and changing water conditions. Workers will remove algae, marine growth, and debris from cages and cultivation equipment to promote healthy oyster growth. To prevent oysters from binding together and to encourage uniform development, workers will flip, inspect, clean, and maintain cages on a regular basis throughout the growing season. As oysters mature, workers will carefully transfer them into larger growing compartments and continue monitoring their growth until they reach market size. Workers will measure oyster growth, maintain cultivation records as directed, and monitor water-parcel conditions necessary for successful production. Once oysters reach commercial size, workers will retrieve cages from employer-owned water parcels, transport cages to the dock, remove market-sized oysters, and wash shells to remove algae, slime, residue, debris, seaweed, sand, and other natural marine growth. Harvested oysters will be sorted, graded, placed into sacks, containers, or bins, and prepared for transportation to seafood processors, wholesalers, distributors, or commercial buyers. Workers will not shuck or open oyster shells. Workers may perform general oyster farm maintenance, including maintenance of docks, work areas, boats, cultivation equipment, and related farm infrastructure used in the employer's seasonal oyster cultivation and harvesting operations.
The employer will provide housing, tools, and transportation at no cost to workers. Transportation will pick up all workers from the housing at 5756 Hwy 56, Chauvin, LA 70344, in Terrebonne County, including those who do not reside there, and transport them to the work locations. The employer will also transport all workers back to housing at the end of each workday at no cost to workers.
Work Schedule:
Monday through Friday: 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Saturday: 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Workers must be able to endure standing, bending, and walking for extended periods and work outdoors in various weather conditions.
Workers must be comfortable working in shallow water and on small boats, as well as performing repetitive tasks that require strength, stamina, and good hand-eye coordination.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Chauvin, La) |
| Housing | The employer will provide housing at no cost in a renovated school facility with dormitory-style sleeping quarters, bathrooms with showers, toilets, and sinks, central heating and air conditioning, a common living area with television, high-speed internet, and laundry facilities. Workers will have access to a commercial kitchen equipped with refrigerators and freezers to store food and prepare three meals per day. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish workers with free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities. Housing includes a large commercial kitchen equipped with refrigerators, freezers, cooking appliances, food preparation areas, and storage space. Workers will prepare their own meals. The employer will provide free transportation each Saturday or Sunday to grocery stores and shopping locations where workers may purchase food and personal necessities. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide transportations from housing (5756 Hwy 56, Chauvin, LA 70344 in Terrebonne County) to work location (6890 Hwy 56, Chauvin, LA 70344 in Terrebonne County)and return at end of work day from work location to housing located at (5756 Hwy 56, Chauvin, LA 70344 in Terrebonne County) at no cost to workers. |
| Travel to the job | Transportation for H-2A Visa workers and non-commuting United States Workers, including meals and lodging to the extent necessary to the place of employment, will be provided, or its cost to workers will be reimbursed within the first week of arrival. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will pay for the worker’s reasonable transportation and subsistence costs to return home or where the worker initially departed at no cost to workers. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will Social Security, Federal Taxes, and State Taxes from workers' paychecks as required by law. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26170-035380 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Jun 29, 2026 |