Members of Guroux's cooking team stir sausage in their gumbo pot during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Members of Baton Rouge Pipes & Drums perform during the opening ceremony of Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Chase Tyler sings "God Bless the U.S.A." during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Ken Green of Too Broke to Cook constantly stirs roux during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Gage Lockwood of Team Lockwood chops bell peppers during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Angelle Marciante of the Chop It Like It's Hot cooking team pulls chicken off the bone during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Bruce Guilot of Roux Ga Rouxs cooking team chops garlic during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Keesler Fly (left) and Trey Jackson of Cast Iron Chiefs guard their gumbo pot from prying eyes with metal signs during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Lea Chisholm (left) stirs a roux while Kennedi Nola, 9, watches during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Swamp Things' Larry Leblanc uses as a spoon to remove grease from gumbo while Kaleb Orser (left) and Opie Orser look on during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Let's Go Ride's chicken rests in a tray during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Team Brouxsky's Nelson Sibley stirs the gumbo while Todd Cooper watches during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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The Cooking C's Hannah Castille and Cody André pull chicken off the bone during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Blazed and Confused's Wayne Cooper and Bo Johnson stir their gumbo during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Three Brothers and the Sister's Richard Erwin and Trilby Erwin work together to de-bone chicken during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Seth Delaune of Guns and Hoses cuts up chicken during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Guns and Hoses team is made up of police officers and firefighters.
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Sausage with cajun seasoning, bell peppers and onions slowly cook in a pot during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Alex Juan, of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, explains the importance of organizations such as Mission 22 in her won transition from military service to civilian life through her own struggle with suicidal thoughts /talks about the importance in recognizing women veterans during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Josh Dantin of the Roux Ga Rouxs cooking team grills sausages during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Becky Oliver (left), Mark Olivier and Jennie Ezell of the Let's Go Ride cooking team pull chicken off the bone during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019.
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Wallace Sibley, executive director of Quad Area, speaks about the aims and successes of Quad Vets program during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Sean Davis speaks about the life-changing work of Mission 22 in preventing veteran suicide during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Members of the Patriot Guard hold American flags during the opening ceremony of Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Members of the Patriot Guard salute the flag during the National Anthem during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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A man salutes while the national anthem is sung prior to Watsons’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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A band member for Psycho Jo gets into his guitar playing during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Band members of local band Psycho Jo prompt the audience to sing along with them during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Britt Richard, of Team Crew Da Cooyon, pours up a cup of gumbo during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Kevin Cote, of Hammond, stirs up his chicken and sausage gumbo during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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The Chris LeBlanc Band plays “Come Together” during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Children enjoy holding rabbits that were part of a petting zoo available for children during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off at the Livingston Parish Fairgrounds on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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A crowd dances in front of the stage while Ampersand jams out during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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A group dances in front of the stage while Ampersand jams out during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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People do a line dance n front of the stage while Ampersand plays a set during Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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Bobbo Jo Guerin, left, hands the winnings to T’s Country, the winning team of Watson’s Ninth Annual Bird and Sausage Gumbo Cook-off on Saturday, Jan. 26.
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