Turkey and sausage gumbo prepared by the three-man team of Mark Lewis, Steve Harper and John Callaway was one of 42 ticket buyers got to sample during Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Mike Anderson pours a bowl of his and John Stelly’s gumbo during Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27. Anderson and Stelly won the event last year.
Alejandra “Alex” Juan, right, of the Louisiana Department of Veteran Affairs, was one of the guest speakers during the opening ceremony of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Participants of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff stand in the rain during the singing of the national anthem.
With rain falling all around them, Kathy Day, left, and Army veteran Coyde Jones stand underneath an umbrella while listening to a speaker during the opening ceremony of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Connor Wood of Watson keeps a close eye on the chicken and kabobs cooking on his grill during Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Kason Orser runs away from his relatives Lyla Orser, flower raincoat, and Ella Orser, pink raincoat, during Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Brett Parent, left, and Hugh Justis of Duke’s Seafood and Steakhouse cook up some hush puppies, catfish, fries and shrimp during the Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
Nelson Sibley stirs up his pot of chicken, andouille and tasso gumbo during Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27. This is the third year Sibley has cooked in the event.
A crowd gathers to hear the winners of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff.
Team Cast Iron Chiefs celebrates after being announced the sixth place finisher in Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
From left, Clint Tetrick, Barry Linder, Raymond Brooks and Clay Chutz of Team Hooker and Cookers stand with their first-place trophy after being named the winners of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff on Saturday, Jan. 27.
