Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States

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Breaux Bridge is a small Louisiana city in the United States known as the “Crawfish Capital of the World” and for its rich Cajun culture and music heritage.

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instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 337
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
crossedByRiver Bayou Teche
cuisineSpecialty boudin
crawfish étouffée
gumbo
demographics predominantly Cajun and Creole ancestry
distanceFrom approximately 9 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana
economy hospitality industry
seafood industry
tourism
festivalFocus crawfish
festivalType food festival
governmentType mayor–council government
hasAttraction Bayou Teche waterfront
historic downtown
hasCulturalHeritage Acadian
Cajun
hasFestival Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
incorporationStatus incorporated city
knownFor Cajun cuisine
Cajun culture
Cajun music
annual crawfish festival
crawfish
languageCulture Cajun French heritage
locatedIn Acadiana
Cajun Country
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
musicTradition Cajun music
zydeco
namedAfter Firmin Breaux
nickname Crawfish Capital of the World
parish St. Martin Parish
partOfMetropolitanArea Lafayette metropolitan area
population approximately 8000
postalCode 70517
region southern Louisiana
state Louisiana
timeZone CST
timeZoneDST CDT
transportationAccess Interstate 10
U.S. Route 90

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Branford Marsalis placeOfBirth Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
Jake Delhomme placeOfBirth Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States
Lafayette metropolitan area containsCity Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
linked to: Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States