Crawfish Laborer
RICHARD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
📍 Arnaudville, LA · St. Martin Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26306-335907
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 278-6697
- ✉️ Email: drfarmempsrv@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Workers will be hired through the following:
1. Nearest Workforce Service Center
2. Word-of-Mouth
3. Gate Hires
Workers should be farmiliar with job specifications, term and conditions of employment.
Telephone interviews will be accepted: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
✉️ 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 Crawfish Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26306-335907
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will be required to work crawfish ponds in preparation for harvest, repair and/or replace traps for distribution in ponds, distribute bait in traps, harvest crawfish from tramps into a trough to grade and sack, re-bait and reset traps, pick up traps after harvest and prepare traps fro storage and store traps. Workers will also be required to perform general farm labor including but not limited to: repairing levees with a shovel, cleaning and minor repair and maintenance to equipment, etc. Workers will be exposed to water dangers such as poisonous snakes, alligators, etc. Drug tests may be performed post-hire at no cost to the workers to ensure worker safety and to keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. Workers must follow all posted rules. Workers must be physically able to perform all duties described.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb Drug test |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | H2A WORKERS WAGE RATE: $9.14 |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Arnaudville, La) |
| Meals | Housing has kitchen and cooking facilities and is furnished free of charge. Workers will be transported weekly to stores to purchase groceries. |
| Daily transportation | Workers will be provided transportation daily by 1-6 seat pickups that are farmer owned and covered under a company vehicle insurance policy. Workers start time and ending time will vary depending on the weather but normally will be 6:00 AM-12:00 PM. If workers do not live in farmer offered housing, they will be given a predetermined time and place to be transported to and from the work site. |
| Travel to the job | Workers will choose their mode of transportation for in and outbound transportation. Workers will be reimbursed for inbound transportation of the most economical mode of transportation upon 50% completion of the contract from the place of origin to the place of employment and outbound transportation upon completion of contract, any extension or upon no cause extension to te place of origin or to subsequent H2A certified employer. |
| Pay deductions | Federal, State, Social Security and Medicare Withholding. Any advances on pay earned. A reasonable amount will be charged for any willful damages to tool, equipment, housing or furnishings to the worker/workers found to be responsible. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26306-335907 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Nov 6, 2026 |