BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana’s crawfish season runs from January through July. Coincidentally, the season runs at the same time as Mardi Gras and the state’s festival season, making them a popular way to pass a good time between parades.
Eating boiled crawfish with friends and family is a deep-rooted tradition. Native Americans were the first to harvest crawfish in the state, and commercial sales of began in the late 1800s, according to the Louisiana Crawfish Promotion and Research Board.
Louisiana supplies 100 to 120 million pounds of crawfish per year, adding $300 million to the state’s economy, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reports.
In Baton Rouge, there are countless places to find hot and spicy boiled mudbugs. Here’s a list of 15.
Berthelot Crawfish
Location: 4815 Perkins Road
Boil & Roux
Location: 11777 Coursey Blvd.
Capital City Crawfish & Cajun Specialties
Location: 5355 Government St.
Crawfish on the Geaux
Location: 3655 Perkins Road
Heads & Tails Seafood
Location: 2070 Silverside Drive
La Boilers
Location: 9085 Perkins Road
Lakeside Bar & Daiquiri’s
Location: 7490 Burbank Drive
Louisiana Cajun Seafood
Location: 13785 Coursey Blvd.
LTK Seafood
Location: 2401 Scenic Hwy.
Pit-N-Peel
Location: 2101 Government St.
Sammy’s Grill Highland
Location: 8635 Highland Road
Sammy Crawfish King
Location: 633 S. Foster Drive
Southern Boilers
Location: 9774 Greenwell Springs Road
Tony’s Seafood Market & Deli
Location: 5215 Plank Road
University Seafood
Location: 2819 Highland Road
