▁for ▁C aj un ▁music ▁and ▁culture . ▁Major ▁craw fish ▁bo ils ▁are ▁held ▁by ▁churches ▁and ▁other ▁organizations ▁as ▁fund rais ers ▁throughout ▁the ▁spring . ▁Tul ane ▁University ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁" C raw fest " ▁in ▁April , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁holds ▁an ▁annual ▁craw fish ▁bo il ▁for ▁all ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁spring ▁sem ester ▁( St ud ents ▁unw inding ▁on ▁C raw fish ▁and ▁Un pre ced ented ▁Fun — SU CA U F ). ▁Sm aller ▁events ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁back y ards ▁and ▁par ks ▁throughout ▁April , ▁May , ▁and ▁June . ▁Loc als ▁tradition ally ▁eat ▁craw fish , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁c rab s , ▁without ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁shell ▁crack ers ▁or ▁pick s . ▁ ▁One ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁craw fish ▁may ▁be ▁price . ▁During ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁( late ▁spring ) ▁the ▁price ▁may ▁be ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁$ 1 . 5 0 / p ound ▁ret ail ▁for ▁live ▁craw fish ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁with ▁craw fish ▁prices ▁currently ▁being ▁around ▁$. 9 9 / p ound . ▁S hr imp ▁and ▁c rab ▁are ▁higher ▁val ued ▁c ash ▁cro ps , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁less ▁afford able ▁option ▁for ▁larger ▁groups . ▁ <0x09> ▁ ▁A ▁bo il ▁is ▁usually ▁done ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁pot ▁( 6 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁qu arts ) ▁fitted ▁with ▁a