Louisiana
Photos: 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival
Gonzales hosted the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival over the weekend. There was food, carnival rides, music, vendors, a car show and of course the Jambalaya Cook-off.
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Buckhorn team helper Derrick Dutsch stirs the chicken as Brandon Olinde adds another piece at the start of the jambalaya cook-off finals during 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Mike Hartford points out a detail on a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino to his son Tristan Hartford, 6, during the car show at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Mark Loupe gives a tour of the inside of his custom 1965 Ford van he named “Journey” during the car show at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Chad Coburn cruises past a line of classic cars in his 1927 Ford Model T while attending the car show at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Lyle and Cindy Matherne dance as Dustan Guedry performs “Brown Eyed Girl” during the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Chris Gonzales (left) dances with Mary Delaune at the main stage as Dustan Guedry performs “Brown Eyed Girl” during the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Dustin Guedry performs the song “Should Have Been a Cowboy” while on the main stage at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Bassest Taylor Matherne plays with singer Dustin Guedry during the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Older brother Ayden Templet, 12, has fun riding the scrambler with his sister Azalea Templet, 4, while at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Skye Turner (left), 9, and Jaicee Turner, 10, scream as they ride the Avengers Assemble ride at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Arielle Soniat, 14, screams while riding the carnival ride called “The Himalaya” with her mom Keisha Soniat at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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D-Bro Son team helper Damon Braud (right) adds lighter fluid to the fire at the start of the jambalaya cook-off finals during 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Jake “Possum” Avrill dices onions for the Ascension Magazine team lead by Taner Bourque during the jambalaya finals cook-off at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Amy Melancon chops peppers as her husband Heath “Buster” Melancon gets the fire going as the Ascension Storage team starts their jambalaya during the cook-off finals at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Hoss Reine of the Ourso Funeral Home team adds chicken to the kettle during the jambalaya cook-off finals at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Justin Courville of the Preferred Loans team adds chicken to the kettle during the jambalaya cook-off finals at the 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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The D-Bro Son team of Damon Braud (left) and Daren Braud removes the chicken from the kettle during the jambalaya cook-off finals during 56th Annual Jambalaya Festival on Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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