Skip to main content Currently Reading 4 classic Louisiana crawfish dishes for live crawfish season, Lent: gumbo, étouffée, pasta and cream and the classic crawfish boil FacebookTwitterEmail 2of6 3of6 5of6 6of6 Mudbugs, crawdads, crayfish — whatever you call them, crawfish season has arrived and we’re ready to get cooking with those delectable crustaceans. But first, some fun facts about the little buggers. If you’re unfamiliar with crawfish, there’s a whole field of study dedicated to the things called “astacology.” In fact, there are enough astacologists out there that an orga...