Farm Laborer
C & J Crawfish Farm LLC
📍 Opelousas, LA · St. Landry Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26251-220524
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 781-8184
- ✉️ Email: j_beaugh@hotmail.com
Employer instructions
In order to be considered for employment under this job order, perspective applicants need to contact employer by phone at (337) 781-8184 between the hours of 8:00 am though 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26251-220524
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Temporary farmworkers needed for crawfish season. Job duties include daily upkeep along with minor repairs & maintenance to shops, barns, levees and farm roads. Operate & maintain farm equipment. Mow grass, rake, dig ditches & remove debris, trash, brush and weeds, etc. Use of hand tools (shovels, sprayer, hoses, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives, etc.). Harvest crawfish, prepare ponds, maintain water levels, walk levees & repair as needed. Build & repair traps. Manually cut up fish bait, set, bait, check, & re-bait crawfish traps, involving frequent stooping & lifting of traps from pond. Operate push & motorized crawfish boats. Grade, wash & sack crawfish for shipment. Load & unload trucks.
Perform extensive physical activities using repetitive body movement for long periods such as to climb, lift up to 70lbs, balance, walk, bend, stretch, twist, kneel, push, pull & handle materials. Possible contact with snakes, alligators, insects, frogs, etc. Able to work outside in inclement weather conditions from exposure to extreme heat to cold & rain. Pre-employment drug screening is not required; however, once hired employer reserves the right to request all workers to submit random drug screening throughout employment at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. Time may vary due to unforeseen mechanical problems, severe weather conditions decreasing crop availability, or causing early completion to crawfish harvest season.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 70 lb Drug test |
Perform extensive physical activities using repetitive body movement for long periods such as to climb, lift up to 70lbs, balance, walk, bend, stretch, twist, kneel, push, pull & handle materials. Exposure to temperatures and weather conditions, which include extreme heat, cold and rain.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $9.14 Wage offer for H-2A workers only is per hour |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Opelousas, La) |
| Housing | Directions to Housing: From Lafayette take NE Evangeline Trwy/US-90 N. Continue to follow for 17.66 miles, take Exit 15, LA-3233 for .33 miles, keep left to take the Harry Guilbeau Rd. ramp. Turn left on Harry Guilbeau Rd/LA- 3233 for 1.19 miles. Turn right onto Hwy 182 for 1.06 miles, housing is located on the right. |
| Meals | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers can prepare their own meals. Employer will provide transportation to assure worker(s) access to stores where they can purchase groceries and other necessary items. (See Section F. Transportation & Daily Subsistence for details). Cooking and kitchen facilities will have adequate space for food preparation along with necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration), cooking utensils and dish-washing facilities that are in working condition. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide a Nissan Frontier Truck with seating for four to workers for daily transportation use. Employer owns vehicle used for worker transportation. Employer does not have any employees that do not reside in employer-provided housing. Employer provides fuel and covers all costs associated with repairs or service to this vehicle as needed. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will permit worker(s) to select any means of transportation they choose for travel to and from the employer’s place of employment. Employer will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges incurred for the distances involved. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make deductions from workers’ paycheck that are required by law. Advances and/or loans, if any, from employer to worker may be considered as preauthorized payroll deductions. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26251-220524 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Broussard Poche, LLP |
| Posted | Sep 24, 2026 |