This goes against the long-held belief that a straight tail signifies the crawfish was dead prior to going into the boiling pot and, thus, inedible. WWL reported on the study yesterday.

We all know that crawfish should be cleaned with salt before boiling to remove impurities and that we should never eat the crawfish that come out of the pot with straight tails rather than curved.

Entertainment; Straight to Ale's first-ever employee brewing competition also features live music, crawfish boil. Published: ; Apr. 23, 2015, 1:46 p.m.