Now about the Festival.... first some brief history, the original Crawdad Festival was run by the Isleton Chamber of Commerce for more almost two decades the festival always had that Marti Gras feel and atmosphere with out having to spend hundreds of dollars flying to New Orlean's, it was litterly a three day party and all the proceeds went to help local charties. Now insert the City of Isleton who more than likely saw a cash cow and decieded to have their very own Crawdad festival the exact same day except they woud charge an admission charge of 5 dollars (For the last 17 years it has been free) and make it a family friendly event!