Farmworker
Aqua Farms Crawfish, Inc.
📍 Basile, LA · Acadia Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26265-252841
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 580-2387
- ✉️ Email: bplaquafarms@yahoo.com
Employer instructions
Call Employer at 337-580-2387 to apply for job during the business hours of 7:00AM to 4:00PM, Monday - Friday. If prompted, please leave voicemail with name, address, and phone number.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26265-252841
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Job duties include crawfishing in boats; catching crawfish; performing crawfishing duties in fields; manually cutting up fish bait; bait/check traps, grade/wash/load crawfish for shipment; make repairs to traps as needed; tractor, equipment and truck driving; field prep; water maintenance; manual shovel work; repair/maintenance of equipment, vehicles and structures; loading/unloading of trucks; general farm labor; operate farm equipment. Job involves frequent stooping, lifting, and working outside in extreme temps; must have 1 month experience in similar position. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season; higher wage may be paid based on experience.
Las tareas incluyen la pesca de arrastre en barcos; pesca de langosta; realizar tareas de pesca de arrastre en campos; cortar manualmente el cebo de pescado; trampas de cebo/control, langosta de grado/lavado/carga para el envo; efectuar las reparaciones necesarias en las trampas; conduccin en tractores, equipos y camiones; preparacin de campo; el mantenimiento del agua; trabajo manual de palas; reparacin/mantenimiento de equipos, vehculos y estructuras; carga/descarga de camiones; mano de obra agrcola general; operar equipos de granja. El trabajo consiste en frecuentes escalas, levantamientos y trabajos al aire libre a temperaturas extremas; debe tener un mes de experiencia en una situacin similar. El horario de base es de 40 horas; las horas extraordinarias suelen ofrecerse durante la temporada de abundancia y pueden incluir entre 10 y 40 horas adicionales de trabajo en horas extraordinarias dependiendo de la naturaleza de la temporada; se puede pagar un salario ms alto en funcin de la experiencia.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Basile, La) |
| Meals | Employer will provide cooking and kitchen facilities, housing, housing utilities, as well as transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and other necessary items. El empleador proporcionará la cocina y cocina, la vivienda, los servicios públicos de vivienda, así como el transporte para asegurar el acceso a los trabajadores a las tiendas donde se pueden comprar alimentos y otros artículos necesarios. |
| Daily transportation | See Addendum C. |
| Travel to the job | See Addendum C. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by law. Deductions may include FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, garnishments, liens, and other deductions authorized or required by law. Workers must pre-authorize any voluntary deductions. Potential voluntary deductions may include repayment of advances and/or loans, employee health insurance or retirement plan contributions, and/or payment of cell phone, cable/satellite TV, internet or other service(s) for worker's convenience and benefit. Reasonable repair costs of damage to housing other than that caused by normal wear and tear, or loss of equipment/tools will be deducted from workers found to have been responsible for such damage to housing or loss of equipment/tools. Employer will make all deductions in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Other deductions may be made if expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26265-252841 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP |
| Posted | Oct 7, 2026 |