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Louisiana Crawfish Festival

The Louisiana Crawfish Festival is located in Beautiful and Historical St. St. Even though St. Arts and crafts lure hundreds to see real hand crafted products.
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Bernard Parish, Louisiana which is rich with heritage, moss covered oak trees, creole tomatoes, Louisiana Bayous, shrimp boats, oyster luggers, oil refineries, and is a fisherman’s haven. Bernard Parish is the home of the Battle of New Orleans site over-looking the mighty Mississippi River adjoining the Crescent City, New Orleans. Bernard flourishes predominately through diversity its roots of ancestry dominate the culture engulfed with Festivals, Arts, Crafts and merriment. The festival originated in 1975 and has grown to become a Louisiana tradition. Patrons frequent the festival, annually, from all areas of the United States. They arrive by auto, air, bus and train to come in for the spring event that features authentic Cajun cuisine. Boiled Crawfish with all the “fixins” & Crawfish Dishes such as Crawfish Bread, Crawfish Pasta, Crawfish Pies, Crawfish Rice, and Crawfish Jambalaya adorn the limelight while many other food booths tickle just about everyone’s pallet. Cajun entertainment and current hit parade bands explode on stage to draw crowds to the sounds and glitter of showmanship. The entertainment committee assures that everyone attending will at some point enjoy the performances. Thursdays and Fridays entice the listeners to prepare for the weekend filled musical finale on Sunday night. Cups, plates, belts, straw hats, sun glasses, tennis visors, personalized home crafts, license plates and key chains are just a few of the treasured values offered. There’s always a giant midway with carnival games, cotton candy, candied apples and rides to thrill the toddler through the roughneck and even the Ferris wheel for Maw Maw and Paw Paw. The awesome clinking on the tracks, the air brakes, the laughter amid the flashing lights with noisy horns and squealing sirens draw thousands to conquer their inhibitions. The weekend of festivities boasts proudly of its ability to reunite families, attract family reunions, spark new relationships and spread joy throughout the entire atmosphere. Balloons, toy animals, tee shirts, aprons, ball caps, and other memorabilia flood the festival with mementos to remind us that the next crawfish festival is in the horizon. For more information go to the St. Bernard Tourism website:www.VisitStBernard.com.

09/15/2026

🦞 Let’s have a Crawfish Conversation!

We want to hear from YOU! Drop your answer in the comments below! 👇

09/11/2026

Who remembers this amazing performance by the Chalmette High School Band at the 2026 Louisiana Crawfish Festival?! 🎶🦞

We loved having these talented students help bring the festival spirit to life!

09/04/2026

🦞 Did You Know?

There’s more to the Louisiana Crawfish Festival than meets the eye! Follow along as we share fun facts, festival history, and a little more about what makes our festival so special.

08/31/2026

Love “born at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival”!

🦞🧀 THE STORY OF THE CRAW-MELT

From an American Classic to a Da Parish Original

There aren’t many foods more American than a grilled cheese sandwich.

For generations, it’s been simple comfort food — bread, butter, cheese and a hot griddle. Crispy on the outside, melted and gooey on the inside. The kind of food almost everybody remembers eating growing up.

But down in Louisiana, we’ve never been too good at leaving “simple” alone. 😂

And that’s where Hot Rod’s Creole comes into the story.

During the Louisiana Crawfish Festival in Da Parish, surrounded by the smell of boiling crawfish, Louisiana music, family, friends and generations of St. Bernard tradition, we decided that plain ol’ grilled cheese needed a little Louisiana attitude.

So we took thick Texas toast, browned it in butter, loaded the middle with melted cheese and folded in one ingredient that could only make sense in Da Parish…

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH. 🦞

That first sandwich hit the griddle, the cheese started melting, the crawfish started disappearing underneath it, and something special happened.

The CRAW-MELT was born.

A crawfish grilled cheese that takes one of America’s great comfort foods and gives it a Louisiana identity — rich, cheesy, buttery, messy and packed with crawfish cream sauce

And maybe that’s what Louisiana cooking has always done best. We take something familiar, put a little of ourselves into it, and turn it into something people gather around.

Today, the CRAW-MELT isn’t just another sandwich for Hot Rod’s Creole Kitchen.

It’s part of our story.

Born at the Louisiana Crawfish Festival.
Created in Da Parish.
Made the Creole way.

🦞 CRAW-MELT — Crawfish Grilled Cheese 🧀

Louisiana Crawfish. Bold Flavor. Melted to Perfection.

YA HEARD ME!

08/30/2026

200 DAYS! 🦞

It may seem like a long way away, but the countdown to the Louisiana Crawfish Festival officially starts NOW!

We’ve got plenty to share with you over the next 200 days, so stay tuned… the road to festival weekend starts here! 🎡🎶

05/27/2026

The countdown is ON… and we’re getting SO excited! 🦞

Contestant folders are ready, and we can’t wait to see who will be stepping onto the stage for the 2026 Louisiana Crawfish Festival Miss & Teen Pageant!

⏰ Entries close in LESS THAN 48 HOURS — don’t wait to finalize your entry!

Mandatory Contestant Meeting:
Rummel Hall, 2107 Paris Road, Chalmette, LA
Friday, May 29, 2026
7:00 PM
Light refreshments will be served.

Who’s joining us?! We can’t wait to meet all of our contestants and officially kick off pageant season! ❤️

05/18/2026

Today, the Louisiana Crawfish Festival was proud to attend the FLAW Rise & Thrive Mini Fest to present their Community Grant donation as the 2026 Louisiana Crawfish Festival Community Grant recipient.

Congratulations on a successful event today! We are honored to support organizations that are making a positive impact in our community.

The Louisiana Crawfish Festival remains committed to giving back and supporting initiatives that strengthen and uplift St. Bernard Parish. Thank you for the work you do, and we look forward to continuing to support your mission.

04/29/2026

Thanks to support from the Greener Grounds Grant, we’re proud to share that 10% of our festival waste was diverted to recycling at this year’s Louisiana Crawfish Festival! 🦞

From glass to aluminum, our community showed up and made a difference. This is just the beginning. Together, we’re working toward a cleaner, more sustainable festival experience for everyone.

A huge thank you to our partners Billy Nungesser Lt. Governor of Louisiana & Keep Louisiana Beautiful and attendees who helped make this possible. Let’s keep the momentum going! 🙌

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Chalmette, LA
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http://www.LouisianaCrawfishFestival.com/

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