Cooking in Central
Amazing Place 10305 Blackwater Road, Central, Louisiana
In a season and a place where cook-offs seem to pop-up everywhere this time of year, the City of Central wasn't content to have just one, so its fundraising event, "Cooking In Central" will provide one appropriately central location for an array of such contests. Fill your belly with boiled crawfish and fried seafood platters, starting at 5 pm for $15 a plate. As with all such events, heaping sides of live music—including Louisiana favorite The Molly Ringwalds—raffles, auctions, and kids activities will fill the rest of your plate this weekend. Gates open at 4 pm. Free. cookingincentral.com.