Knights of Columbus
Colusa Crawdad Festival a Big Success!

Five years ago, at the suggestion of Knight Henry
Royal, the Knights of Columbus organized the Crawdad
Festival Charity Fundraiser.  The rest is history!
For five years, people have been coming to the
Crawdad Festival to enjoy the food, the music, and the
wonderful Colusa small-town atmosphere.  
The food every year features crawdads, a small
freshwater “lobster.”  Crawdads are well known from the
swamps in Louisiana, and are common here in the rice
fields and canals.  This year, one could choose from
Crawdad Etouffee , Gumbo, Peel-n-Eat Crawdads, and
Red Beans & Rice.  Also offered were tacos, hot dogs &
hot links, ribs, and beer & wine, as well as kettle corn
and other snacks.
The music was especially good, being a lively mixture of
Cajun and Zydeco.  The Bands included CourtaBleu,
Fais Do Do, CZ and the Bon Vivants, and the Bayou
Boys.  Dancing went on all the day long.
There were also games for the kids, face painting, and
other activities.  A good time was had by all, and we are
already looking forward to next year.
The Knights want to thank everyone who helped to
make the festival a success.  This year was the biggest
and best ever!  Chairman John Rogers, the committees
and all the volunteers did a wonderful job.  And of
course, we want to thank everyone who came, enjoyed
themselves, and supported the festival.  See you all
next year!
Knights of Columbus