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The hunt for red crawfish is the thing, the raison d�??être, of Acadianspring. Introduced to Louisiana by the swamp dwellers of the Atchafalaya Basin,the crawfish is a regional favorite that has spurred a $210 million industry.Whole families work at the same fisheries, and annual crawfish festivalsdominate the social calendar. More importantly, no matter the occasion, folkstake their boils seriously: they�??ll endure line cutters, heat and humidity,mosquitoes and high gas prices to procure crawfish for their families�?? annualbackyard boils or their corporate picnics. Join author Sam Irwin as he tellsthe story�??complete with recipes and tall tales�??of Louisiana�??s favoritecrustacean: the crawfish.