Catching crawfish early

Mardi Gras gets an early start this year, and with it comes an early start to crawfish season. Although the mudbugs are still on the dinky side this time of year, many groceries and restaurants are already offering live and boiled bags to customers who can’t picture a carnival season without a heaping plate of crawfish. Country Corner, just outside the Garden District on Perkins Road, is already selling bags, although the price—hovering just below $4 per pound at the time of publication, is a bit steep. Lucy’s Retired Surfers Bar, meanwhile, is planning the first of a series of crawfish boils this Sunday. Live music and drink specials will sweeten the deal. Do you know where to grab crawfish this early in the season? Click here to let us know where.