Either you attend a crawfish boil somewhere in town, or you host one yourself.

We did a bit of both.

Here’s how the locals enjoy crawfish in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Rice Farm and Crawfishing in Crowley, LA

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Its an ironically rich feeling, to say the least.

Thankfully my feet, or at least my borrowed leg-length rubber boots, didn’t fail me.

You need someone whose crawfish boil skills are second-to-none.

Olde Tyme Grocery in Lafayette, Louisiana

Memorabilia covers the walls of Olde Tyme Grocery.

And what’s a crawfish boil without great music?

The answer: not quite as great.

Boy was it a time.

Olde Tyme Grocery Fried Crawfish Po’Boy

revecoffee.com; 200-A Jefferson St., Lafayette, LA 70501

vestalrestaurant.com; 555 Jefferson St., Lafayette, LA 70501

Mike Jordon and fisherman Nicholas M. Leonards in Crowley, LA

Crawfishing in Crowley, LA

Deundre Zachery of Ragin Cajun Louisiana Kitchen food truck

Crawfish Boil

Parish Brewing

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Jeffery Broussard, Zydeco

Crawfish Boil Party