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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) - Are you dreaming of a crawfish Christmas? If you are, you're in luck because crawfish season is starting early because of our warmer than normal weather.

Al Scramuzza, the "Crawfish King" and the "Crawfish Entrepreneur" says he predicts that this season will be an exceptional one for mudbugs.

"I predict we're going to have an abundant season. I predict we're going to have a lot of crawfish, large crawfish, and the prices will be good," he said.

The mudbug season may seem like it's starting early, so what's the reason for the early start?

"Crawfish depends on the weather, and this year it's been warmer than normal and there haven't been any days of freezing temperatures, so the crawfish are looking good. Also, we've had a lot of rain in July and August, which helps," Scramuzza said.

Scramuzza said he checked in with 12 stores and 10 stores are already carrying crawfish.

"It's going to be a crawfish Christmas for everyone," Scramuzza said.

Of course we all remember Al from his zany commerical for "Seafood City". Now you can find his boil mix at local supermarkets.