Pounds of Crawfish and Billy the Exterminator

So what the hell, here we are in Louisiana, why not stop by Billy the Exterminator's place and say hello. It's about 20 minutes from our campground in a semi rural area. It's only about 500 feet on off the road, no gate or anything, with Billy's black truck sitting beside the place. Too bad no one answered when we knocked on the door, so the photo op was very limited. Oh, well...

Then we went down to Gerald Savoie's and ordered up 4 pounds of boiled crawfish for $23 to celebrate the start of the crawfish season here, some blackened alligator, and some bang-bang alligator. "Bang-bang" applies to any of the seafood that is lightly battered and fried, and then a delicious spicy-sweet sauce is put on them. Awesome!

We were on the covered patio sitting at picnic tables. The crawfish is boiled in spiced water with whole new potatoes and chunks of corn on the cob. They also had live entertainment with a local blues singer who has been around for a lot of years.

It is a warm evening, plus 25 C, crickets are chirping and a light breeze is blowing on this warm Louisiana spring evening.

Above: Billy the Exterminator's truck sitting beside the house

Above: Menu at Gerald Savoie's Cajun Restaurant in Bossier City, Louisiana

Above: 4 pounds of boiled crawfish

Above: Blackened alligator (right) and bang-bang alligator (left)