Farm Laborer
Hensgens Crawfish Farms, LLC
📍 Branch, 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-300-26279-283491
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 207-0099
- ✉️ Email: cjh4413@aol.com
Employer instructions
In order to be considered for employment under this job order, perspective applicants must contact employer by phone at (337) 207-0099 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-300-26279-283491
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Temporary farmworkers needed for crawfish & rice seasons. Job duties include daily upkeep along with repairs & maintenance to farm equipment, shops, barns, grain bins, levees and roads. 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. Plant & harvest rice crop, including irrigation, drainage, cultivation and all related preparation & maintenance of farm fields. Operate & maintain farm equipment such as tractors, plows, levels, mowers, etc. Crop maintenance at grain bins as needed. 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 or depleting crop availability or causing early completion of harvesting seasons.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 70 lb Drug test |
Pre-employment drug screening is not required; however, at no cost to the worker, the employer reserves the right to post-hire (random, reasonable suspension or post-accident) drug screening for all workers throughout employment for job-related reasons such as maintaining workplace safety and preventing accidents.
If conducted, the following apply to the above:
Random screening, if conducted, will be required of all workers and conducted on the same day for all.
Reasonable suspension testing applies if employer observes signs of impairment, unusual or unsafe behavior.
Post-Accident testing applies to employees involved in workplace accidents or incidents causing property or personal injury.
Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 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) (Branch, La) |
| Housing | 1-10 exit Crowley, North on Hwy 13 appx 9 miles, right onto Hwy 365 for 2 miles, take left on Gumpoint Rd, housing is apprx 300 yards on the left. Housing is located at the same location as Employer Kyle Hensgens. Each employer has separate housing units located at this location. Kyle Hensgens Contact# (337) 581-4430. |
| 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 the vehicles listed in Addendum C to workers for daily transportation use. Employer owns all vehicles 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 worker's paycheck that are required by law |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26279-283491 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Broussard Poche, LLP |
| Posted | Oct 13, 2026 |