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.
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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.
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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.
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Participants of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff stand in the rain during the singing of the national anthem.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A crowd gathers to hear the winners of Watson's Eighth Annual Bird & Sausage Gumbo Cookoff.
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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.
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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.