Tshirt - Flood the fields Louisiana heritage rice field into crawfish farming
Flood the fields Louisiana heritage rice field into crawfish farming In a hoodie design
history:
FLOOD THE FIELDS — EST. 1949
In 1949, south of Kaplan, Louisiana, rice farmer Voorhies Trahan did what no one had done — he flooded his harvested rice stubble and trapped wild crawfish in the same field. Rice in summer, crawfish in winter. Two crops, one field.
Biologist Percy Viosca Jr. gave him "full credit" for pioneering commercial crawfish farming in Louisiana rice fields. That one idea turned wild-caught bayou delicacy into a sustainable $300M industry — and built the culture we wear today.
Our designs honor that rotation — egret + pyramid trap + cattails + crawfish + rice stalks — the marsh habitat that feeds us. Every tee, hoodie, tote, coaster, and glass from Southern Roots Designs keeps that Kaplan story alive.
Two crops. One field. Generations of growing.
— Southern Roots Designs • Kaplan, LA • EST. 1949
