Scooping up live catfish inside Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Chris Grang…

Checking with customers for which live catfish they want to buy at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, Febru…

Rocc Johnson, back left, a family friend of the Wilibys, opens the door for customers who lined up outside just before Wilibys Catfish restaur…

Shanquanta Williams carries fillets of freshly cleaned catfish into the kitchen for frying at Wilibys Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in Ne…

Checking with customers for which live catfish they want to buy at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, Febru…

Live catfish swim in the tank at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Chris Gran…

Lunchtime at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)

Live catfish swim in the tank at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Chris Gran…

Carrion Selvage tries to balance a stack of trays holding fried catfish orders during lunch at Wilibys Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in N…

A platter of fried catfish and sides at Wiliby's Catfish restaurant on Paris Avenue in New Orleans on Friday, February 27, 2026. (Photo by Chr…