The Cajun flavor was in the air Thursday night as the Old Depot Museum held it’s fourth annual Low County Boil.

Glen Dugas and the Back Door Band, a Cajun ensemble from Louisiana, provided the music for the night as guests enjoyed the crawfish, shrimp, corn and more.

“Everybody is just having fun. What a good feeling to see that there’s no agenda, everybody’s just getting along and having a good time,” said Beth Spivey, Old Depot Museum curator. “Just to hear one person be enlightened [about the museum] is worth the whole thing.”

The museum has undergone multiple changes since Spivey took over, and guests were quick to show their appreciation for the positive influence she has had in her time as the curator.

“[The museum] is historic, and I’d like to see it get back like it used to be,” said Chester Chappelle, owner of Rountree Electric Supply and sponsor of the event. “[Spivey’s] nice, and she works hard. She’s trying to do something good with this, and it’s a good place.”

The boil is a fundraiser for the museum so it can continue to make positive changes and restore the depot to its former glory.

“A lot of the history is just disappearing here. People are forgetting it and a lot of it’s sitting inside of this building,” said Jerry Light, pastor of First Baptist Church. “I’ve never seen anybody come here that [wasn’t] amazed.”

The boil was a sell out again, and Spivey said she was happy with the turn out but wished more people could have been accommodated.

“I would love to have cooked twice as much food. The more people I can get in here [the better]. I just got to learn to cook a lot more food,” Spivey said laughing. “I had several people call today that I had to tell they couldn’t come because I knew I could not feed this many people.”

The atmosphere was relaxed as everyone listened to the band, ate the multitude of food and walked around looking at what the museum had to offer.

“Everybody’s happy and nobody’s got an agenda, they just want to come together for Selma’s history, it couldn’t be any better,” Spivey said.

“All it is, is the history of Selma. You come here and you’re looking at Selma. Every year it gets better and better.”

Chappelle agreed and said he enjoys events like the boil as he gets the opportunity to see people of all ages and backgrounds enjoy the same thing — having fun together while supporting a good cause.

“I like it all. I like the people; I like to mingle with them I like to talk to them,” Chappelle said. “It’s great to see people happy, to see them enjoying themselves. It’s good for Selma.”