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Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Crawfish Capital of the World
Back in 1771, Acadian pioneer Firmin Breaux began buying the land from which the present day city of Breaux Bridge would evolve. In 1799 Breaux built a footbridge across our beautiful Bayou Teche to help ease the passage for his family and neighbors. This first bridge was a suspension footbridge. In 1817, Firmin’s son, Agricole, built the first vehicular bridge, allowing for the passage of wagons and increased commerce in the area. This bridge distinguished Breaux Bridge as the only city on Bayou Teche to evolve from both sides simultaneously. The town received its official founding in 1829 when Scholastique Picou Breaux, Agricole’s 33 year old widow, drew up plans for our city and began developing her property by selling lots to other Acadian settlers.
Breaux Bridge and Crawfish have become symbolic in their relationship. Restaurants of Breaux Bridge were the first to offer crawfish openly on their menus, and it...

My camera gear - Canon 5D Mark IV. I photograph in RAW highest resolution, using various (my favorite 70-200 2.8 and 24-105 L) Canon Glass Lenses. Besides standard edits in color and black white, I enjoy the digital process of developing & experimenting with various software.