re: First time at Festival International

Plenty of good food options and some bad ones. Crawfish bread bowl is a thing my wife always gets.

Port a potties are never too crowded (in comparison to jazzfest) and easy to find (practically every block on the side streets of jefferson).

You can bring a cooler or bag or whatever and bring your own beer. ***i have been told that they recently made it illegal to drink open containers in Laffy. A piss poor decision but I doubt it changes anything for the festival time.

Jolie's should be good. For boudin and quick sandwiches (pulled pork, boudin ball grilled cheese, etc) You might want to hit up Johnson's Boucaniere. It's downtown so you'll be in the area.

Goodluck. Have fun.