Crawfish cook-off at Mel Ott Park in Gretna is a big hit
“I don’t think we could have asked for anything to go better, except maybe 20 degrees cooler weather,” Hebert said with a laugh.
Dale and Norma Guidry, cooking under the team name of Guidry’s Specialty Builders, won first place. The Courthouse Police team finished second, and the Community Police team captured third.
As people entered the gate, they were given a form to vote for the best-tasting crawfish. Winner of the Peoples Choice Award was Steve Hollingsworth.
All winning teams and Hollingsworth received plaques.
“Everyone who participated seemed to have a great time and had no complaints,” Hebert said. “A guy from one of the teams said that he would like to pre-pay for eight teams for next year! That was very exciting.
“Toward the end of the event, I passed around opinion sheets to the teams to see what they would like to see done differently, and what they liked. The overall feedback was bigger boiling spaces, more tables and chairs available for eating and more tents.”
Mel Ott Park’s staff plans to make sure that next year there will be more offerings in the Kid Area, so the young ones can have even more fun.
Entertainment was provided by the eight member teenage band OMGasoo. The plan next year is to have these young musicians back and add a known band as well.
At a silent auction, a shirt of Saints quarterback Drew Brees was won by Nikki Bautista.
“If anyone has any ideas on how to make the second annual event next year even better, please contact us at melottpark@gretnala.com or call 504.363.1597,” Hebert said.
She added that in the next few weeks, registration will begin for football and cheerleading at the park.
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BREAKING NEWS: The Gretna Art Walk will not be open in July and August, according to coordinator Ann Carmon.
“The artists like to take this time to vacation and create new products,” Carmon said. “We will be back with the Farmers Market the second week in September, with new ideas and looking to the fall for the re-opening of the Art Walk.”
For information about the Gretna Art Walk, call Carmon at 504.390.4084.
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TRY THIS: With not as many things going on now since schools are closed and many Gretna clubs in hiatus, it’s time for you to try out the Gretna Farmers’ Market.
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By Helen Williams, Gretna Columnist The first Crawfish Cook-off at Mel Ott Park was a success, Athletic Director Amie Hebert said. Ronnie Gautreaux, center, enjoys crawfish, while Ron Loesel, left, and Gautreaux’s nephew ,Joseph H. 'Joey' Falgoust
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After work, Nick’s Mom cooked us Crawfish E’ Toufe Catfish and Talapia. Nice! She wanted to do something for me and my family since I took family photos for them last night.
Tonight’s photo is a cross between an update on this photo by me and as I promised, an homage to this photo by riot jane .
By the way. This was done in one shot. That is to say, I shot a photo to put on my iPhone. But the photo is not photoshopped in. It is actually displayed on my phone at the time I snapped it.
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