St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office to patrol Louisiana Crawfish Festival

Posted: March 22nd, 2018 | Filed under: News Releases

Capt. Bret Bowen readies the St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Mobile Emergency Operations Center for the start of the 43rd annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival which runs today through Sunday (March 22-25) in Chalmette.

The St. Bernard Sheriff’s Office Mobile Emergency Operations Center will be on the grounds of this weekend’s Louisiana Crawfish Festival, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette. Festival hours are today from 5 to 11 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sgt. Eric Eilers moves a barricade in preparation for tonight’s opening of the Knights of Columbus’ 43rd Annual Louisiana Crawfish Festival on the grounds of the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette. Members of the Sheriff’s Office will be on patrol throughout the duration of the festival, which opens tonight at 5 p.m. and runs through Sunday at 10 p.m.

St. Bernard Sheriff James Pohlmann said deputies will be on patrol throughout this weekend’s Louisiana Crawfish Festival as it celebrates its 43nd year of serving up the tasty crustaceans every way imaginable.

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Archbishop Rummel Council 5747, the festival, set for today through Sunday (March 22-25), draws more than 100,000 spectators annually who descend on the grounds of the Frederick J. Sigur Civic Center in Chalmette to enjoy live music, rides, crafts and plenty of boiled crawfish, as well as specialty dishes like crawfish bread, crawfish soup and crawfish étouffée.

Sheriff Pohlmann said deputies will walk the grounds and keep a watchful eye on the crowd from high above in the department’s Sky Watch center throughout the duration of the fair. Festival hours are today from 5 to 11 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to midnight, Saturday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The department’s Mobile Emergency Operations Center also will be on the grounds of the festival, 8245 W. Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.

With the exception of Thursday, visitors will have to pay $5 per person to enter one of four entrances on site. For more information, check out the festival’s Facebook page or visit http://louisianacrawfishfestival.com/