Over 5,000 people enjoyed crawfish, barbecue, and live Zydeco music at the 13th Annual ASME/UH Cajun Crawfish Boil on Sunday, April 29 on the UH campus.
At the end of the day, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers presented a $50,000 check to Raymond Flumerfelt, dean of the UH Cullen College of Engineering, from the proceeds from this year's event. Proceeds benefit engineering scholarships and academic programs at UH.
The Cajun Crawfish Boil is the kickoff event for the Offshore Technology Conference. Guests enjoyed 10,200 pounds of crawfish, 1,100 pounds of barbecue, an 40+ kegs of beer. They also danced to live Zydeco music and many walked away with prizes worth thousands of dollars through the raffle drawings. Children enjoyed the moonwalk, games, and face-painting.