Mardi Gras of Southwest Louisiana Inc

LXCL:Date:February 14th 2026 Cooking begins at 7:30 AM, Judging at 11:30 AM Gumbo served after judging until 1:30 PM

General admission

Entry Day Of Event

T-shirt

11x14 Print

Commemorative Cup

Raffle Ticket

<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;">The 2026 Mardi Gras Gumbo Cookoff will occur on February 14th at the Lake Charles Event Center Ampi-theater. After the cooking and judging takes place, the public can taste from various pots of chicken and sausage, seafood or wild game gumbo in a hot contest on Mardi Gras weekend!<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;">Amateur and professional teams will stir up hundreds of gallons of rich, spicy gumbo and serve it at the Cajun Extravaganza and Gumbo Cook-off, which is a Mardi Gras tradition among krewes, professionals and amateurs in Southwest Louisiana. The event is a must-be-there mix of award-winning food, floor-stomping music, and the down-home spirit of Mardi Gras.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;">Gumbo contestants begin cooking at 7:30 a.m., and judging is at 11:30 a.m., with gumbo served immediately afterward until 1:30 p.m. In addition to scrumptious food, there will be festive DJ music.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 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0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;">KIDS 5 and Under are free<p fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;" style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;margin:0px;font-family:roboto-slab, serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;"><strong fr-original-style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;border-color:currentcolor;font-weight:bolder;" style="box-sizing: border-box; border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; border-color: currentcolor; font-weight: bolder;">COOKOFF WILL BE HELD IN THE LAKE CHARLES EVENT CENTER AMPHITHEATER

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip " fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">Last name, Thanks From Mardi Gras Southwest

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">The 2026 Mardi Gras Gumbo Cookoff will occur on February 14th at the Lake Charles Event Center Ampi-theater. After the cooking and judging takes place, the public can taste from various pots of chicken and sausage, seafood or wild game gumbo in a hot contest on Mardi Gras weekend!<p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">Amateur and professional teams will stir up hundreds of gallons of rich, spicy gumbo and serve it at the Cajun Extravaganza and Gumbo Cook-off, which is a Mardi Gras tradition among krewes, professionals and amateurs in Southwest Louisiana. The event is a must-be-there mix of award-winning food, floor-stomping music, and the down-home spirit of Mardi Gras.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">Gumbo contestants begin cooking at 7:30 a.m., and judging is at 11:30 a.m., with gumbo served immediately afterward until 1:30 p.m. In addition to scrumptious food, there will be festive DJ music.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%"> <p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">KIDS 5 and Under are free<p style="box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;border-style:solid;margin:0px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;padding:12px 0px 6px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">COOKOFF WILL BE HELD IN THE LAKE CHARLES EVENT CENTER AMPHITHEATER