Fisherman
Carriere Crawfish, LLC
📍 Iota, 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-300-26303-332495
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 319-2342
- ✉️ Email: carrierecrawfish@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Contact Kim Carriere by phone at (337) 319-2342 or by email (carrierecrawfish@gmail.com) during normal business hours, 7am-4pm, Monday through Friday in order to apply for the position.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Fisherman (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26303-332495
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crawfishing involves manually cutting up fish bait, boxing bait, baiting traps, operating motorized/pushing crawfish boats, traps are removed from the pond, crawfish are emptied onto tray, sorted, and placed into sacks; traps are re-baited and put back into pond, stock crawfish ponds; set out and pick up crawfish traps; remove trash and other matter from harvested crawfish; frequent stooping and lifting traps from pond, repair crawfish traps as needed, weigh and tag crawfish, wash and grade crawfish, load crawfish in trucks to deliver to markets/customers, load and unload trucks.
Crawfish worker duties include: handling crawfish; weighing, washing, grading, tagging, cleaning, peeling, and packaging crawfish; dumping crawfish sacks; preparing crawfish for sale/consumption; inspecting crawfish for defects; pick/remove trash/foreign material from crawfish; follow safety regulations and maintain records; cleanup and sanitization of worksite and equipment.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 40 lb |
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperatures, crop conditions, and other factors.
Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop, or other conditioners beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season.
Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Minimum wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14/ hour when housing is provided by employer. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Church Point, La) |
| Housing | Housing will be clean. Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in a neat, clean manner. Reasonable repair cost of damage, other than that caused by normal wear and tear, may be charged to workers found to have been responsible for damage to housing or furnishings. |
| 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. |
| Daily transportation | Daily transportation of workers from employer-provided housing to the worksite will be provided at the start and end of each workday by a company vehicle, i.e. one of the following company pickup trucks listed below, at no cost to workers. |
| Travel to the job | Transportation & related daily subsistence will be provided by the employer or paid by the employer to the worker for reasonable costs incurred for inbound & outbound travel. Employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to groups of H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose & reimburse workers at no less than the most economical & reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make all deductions from pay required by law. Taxes will be deducted if applicable under Federal, State, and local laws. Any money advances made to employee by employer may be deducted from paycheck. Reasonable repayment for cost of intentional damages to property of employer may be deducted from paycheck. Workers must pre-authorize any voluntary deductions, if applicable. All deductions will comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. No deductions will be made which will bring the employee's hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26303-332495 |
|---|---|
| Posted | Oct 30, 2026 |