The severe drought could mean higher prices for crawfish during the next few months.

For the most part, crawfish is farmed in rice fields and those fields need plenty of water.

Dennis Jones is the general manager of the Original Ragin Cajun on Richmond Avenue.

Jones told Local 2, "If there isn't enough water standing, then the traps won't fill up."

The lack of water is forcing crawfish farmers like Tom Landry to buy water and that gets expensive.

Landry said he paid the Sabine River Authority $10,000 for water and built a new dam and pumping system to combat the drought conditions.

Landry said, "This drought has pretty much hurt a lot of the farmers in this area. We're still having to buy water. It's coming around. We're just having to work a little harder, but we're going to get there."

In January, crawfish is about $4 a pound. That's about 50 cents higher than normal.

The price is expected to level out during the peak season, which begins around Mardi Gras and lasts until May.