In Louisiana, it's the tail end of the brown shrimp season, but a lousy harvest and fewer workers means less business for places like Louisiana Newpack Shrimp Company.
This arrangement helps hedge the risks of market fluctuations, she added, and though discounts may shrink in peak seasons, long-term renters will likely remain a valued, reliable customer base for the industry.
" When people book their holidays they get so emotionally involved, and when they find that villa at a good price with availability in peak season, they are an easy target, " says Cooper.
Our advice is to go to this part of the town in the morning when it is relatively quiet, it does get very busy in the afternoons, especially at the height of the season.