World Championship Gumbo Cookoff
Bouligny Plaza 100 West Main Street, New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
Lucie Monk Carter
Can anyone's gumbo be better than ya mama's? A few upstarts in Iberia Parish may think so at this annual World Championship Gumbo Cookoff, held in Bouligny Plaza. The Greater Iberia Chamber of Commerce will host the festivities, which will feature music, family fun, and plenty of food; marking the return of the "Wizard of Roux". Saturday will be the 5K Roux Run, followed by the Creole Food Fest (where everything except gumbo will be served), and the Meanest Beans Cookoff. Sunday is the big day of the "Battle of the Rouxs", where over seventy-five teams will compete for the honor of World's Best Gumbo. 8 am–10 pm Saturday; 10 am–3 pm Sunday. Free. iberiachamber.org/gumbocookoff.
