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The City of Eunice, Louisiana’s Prairie Cajun
Capital, is in the heart of the top crawfish producing area in the United
States. Blessed with this natural resource, the World Championship Crawfish
Etouffee Cook-Off was started in 1985 to showcase our crawfish industry and
local chefs.
Held the last Sunday in March (this year, March 28, 2010) at the
Northwest Pavilion,
651 Samuel Drive in Eunice, the World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off attracts
locals and visitors who appreciate good cookin’!
Teams compete to
see who can cook the best crawfish etouffee (smothered crawfish).
Celebrity and professional judges proclaim winners in three categories; Amateur,
Professional and Club/Organization. Teams also vie for the Best Decorated booth
and the entries for this category get more creative every year. Once the judges
have their samples from the booths, the public can buy the crawfish etouffee
directly from the participants. Participants can also cook and sell one other
food item in addition to their crawfish etouffee.
Beginning at 10 AM, bands perform for the
listening and dancing pleasure of our visitors until 4 PM. Winners are
announced from the music stage at 2:00 PM.
For more information contact the Eunice
Mayor’s Office at (337) 457-7389 or the Eunice Chamber of Commerce at (337)
457-2565.
Bands Playing at the Cook-Off
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10 AM |
Briggs Brown and the Bayou Cajuns |
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12 Noon |
Jason Frey and
Lagniappe |
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2:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
High Performance |
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COME JOIN THE FUN
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