Aerial images from Chauvin’s Blessing of the Fleet on April 18, 2021. Following the Fishermen’s Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, clergy stood on the bow of the Tiffani Claire, blessing each boat along Bayou Petit Caillou with holy water as they passed along the six-mile route to Lake Boudreaux. The ceremonial parade is a symbolic kick-off to shrimp season in Louisiana’s inside waters.

The Tiffani Claire leads a boat parade through the gates of Bayou Petit Caillou
The Tiffani Claire passes through a draw bridge on its way to Lake Boudreaux as part of Chauvin's Blessing of the Fleet
A shrimp boat decorated for the Blessing of the Fleet passes through the gates on Bayou Petit Caillou
The Tiffani Claire makes the turn out of Bayou Petit Caillou towards Lake Boudreaux
A line of ships and small boats parades to Lake Boudreaux as part of Chauvin's Blessing of the Fleet