re: Why are Belle River crawfish so damn good?

I've never had boiled shrimp from the galley, but I agree that the crab trap is looking down on everyone else when is comes to boiled shrimp. I also expect that the galley is serving louisiana white or brown shrimp, given that they make up nearly all of louisiana's local catch.

Back on the original argument though, when buying sacks of crawfish, I also find that they are generally dirtier when I buy in the NOLA area compared to further west. However, that's nothing a little extra cleaning, or buying from a distibutor that purges their crawfish in clean water, can't cure.