Our Story

OUR  STORY IS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE CULTURE COINED PHRASE  "OUT THE MUD" WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS ONE ACHIEVING SUCCESS WITH MINIMUM RESOURCES. THIS IS OUR EXACT STORY MOVING TO HOUSTON FROM LOUISIANA AFTER LOSING OUR HOME TO A FLOOD. MY WIFE JAMIE AND TWO KIDS AT THE TIME MOVED TO THE HOUSTON AREA WITH HOPES OF REBUILDING WHAT WE ONCE KNEW AS LIFE. WE HAD NO JOBS, NO MONEY, BUT HELLA FAITH AND THAT WAS ALL WE NEEDED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF US SLEEPING AT A FRIEND’S APARTMENT WHO JUST SO HAPPENED TO BE OUT OF TOWN ON BUSINESS. I WAS BLESSED WITH A JOB AND OUR OWN PLACE TO STAY.

IN THAT YEAR 2016, WE WENT THROUGH A LOT, WE GOT IT “OUT THE MUD “ WE STARTED OVER COMPLETELY. OUR FIRST APARTMENT IN HOUSTON HAD NO FURNITURE NOT EVEN A BED. JUST A BLOW UP MATTRESS AND SOME POTS AND SKILLETS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET FROM THE FLOODED HOME BACK IN MONROE,LA.

AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS THINGS HAD STARTED TO  SHAPE UP FOR US. WE COULD FINALLY BREATHE AGAIN, I WAS WORKING LONG HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK BUT WE WERE SLOWLY STARTING TO GET OUR LIFE BACK.  TRAVELING THE BEAUTIFUL CITY OF HOUSTON ALL WE COULD SEE IS THE OPPORTUNITY.  AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS, OUR MIND WAS MADE UP. WE WANTED IN. IN THAT FOLLOWING YEAR  2017, WITH THE HELP OF A CHILDHOOD FRIEND "OUT THE MUD CRAWFISH & CATERING" WAS BORN.WE SET OUT TO BRING REAL AUTHENTIC LOUISIANA CRAWFISH TO HOUSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS.IT TOOK US A LITTLE TIME BUT WE DID JUST THAT. WE TOOK OUT HOMEMADE CRAWFISH ALL OVER HOUSTON TO FESTIVALS AND BACK YARD EVENTS. 

IN 2020, WE WERE OFF TO OUR BEST START YET. IT WAS CRAWFISH SEASON AND THE CALLS FOR WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAYS, AND CORPORATE EVENTS WERE POURING IN FOR OUR CATERING SERVICES. BUT THEN WE WERE FACED WITH COVID -19, A PANDEMIC THAT WOULD AFFECT NEARLY EVERY BUSINESS THAT EXISTED. OUR CUSTOMERS CANCELED MANY EVENTS, DRASTICALLY  CHANGING OUR FINANCIAL OUTLOOK FOR A YEAR THAT STARTED OUT LOOKING VERY PROMISING. BUT WHEN LIFE THREW US LEMONS, WE MADE CRAWFISH. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE WORD HAD GOT AROUND THAT THERE WERE SOME GUYS FROM LOUISIANA  THAT DELIVERS CRAWFISH STRAIGHT TO YOUR DOORSTEP. IN NO TIME, WE HAD ORDERS FOR OUR BOIL IN THE BOX DELIVERIES ALL OVER HOUSTON, KATY, SUGARLAND, HUMBLE, ETC. 

WE ARE PROUD TO BE HOUSTON'S #1 LEADER IN DOOR TO DOOR SEAFOOD DELIVERY. OUR BOIL IN A BOX IS VERY POPULAR. NO MATTER WHATS NEXT FOR OUR COMPANY, WE ARE ENTHUSED ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. WE COME FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND WILL NEVER FORGET WHERE WE GET IT FROM, "OUT THE MUD".