The 12th. Annual World Championship Crawfish Etouffee Cook-Off 1997 held in Eunice, La. was a resounding success. The weather was beautiful and the competition was fierce. There was plenty of excitement at the cook off including plenty of activities throughout the day for the entire family.

    There was a moon walk and a puppet show with clowns for the kids. There was music and dancing for the adults (and some kids). Then there was food for everyone. They had booths selling 1st. and foremost- crawfish etouffee, t-shirts, caps, soda pop, beer, snow cones etc. Towards the later part of the evening, there was a booth selling bar-b-que sandwiches (after the crawfish etouffee was all gone).

    One particular competition was brand new to the crawfish cook-off. It was called the Mayor's Competition. Competitors included the present mayor and two former mayors from Eunice. They were Ken Peart, our present mayor and the two former mayors Gil Young and Curtis Joubert.

    Gil Young was the winner of the Mayor's Competition. All three men were assisted in the booth by their wives (yes booth, they were all three cooking in the same booth).

    It was a day of fun, fellowship and food in Eunice enjoyed by all who attended. All the etouffee was fantastic, so there were no losers in the competition. Everyone who cooked were winners.