LAPLACE — Andouille Festival – Like the ingredients that make the spicy smoked sausage celebrated each Fall for more than 30-years, the citizens, businesses and industry have come together to enrich the community with tasteful fun, laughter and music, economic development director, Julia Remondet said.

This year’s festival in St. John Parish will be held again at the Percy Hebert Building Grounds starting at 6 pm. Friday,

October 20 thru the weekend ending at 10 p.m. Sunday, October 22.

LaPlace has been known as the Andouille Capitol of the world. With local business and community involment we will be able to build this event back to a major attraction with proceeds funding Parish non-profit organizations such as: St. Peter School, Our Lady of Grace School, Rotary Club, LaPlace Lions Club, Reserve Lions Club, and St. John the Baptist Church.

Five local bands will be performing throughout the weekend.

Friday’s lineup opens with a well known local band Misbehavin from 6:00pm-8:30pm followed by the fabulous Bag of Donuts from 9:00pm – Midnight

Saturday’s lineup begins with the Desire Street Band from 1:00pm – 3:00pm followed by a local sound Off the Hook from 3:30pm – 7:30pm and closes with the well known band, Top Cats from 8:00pm – Midnight

Sunday’s lineup starts with the Cajun sounds of The Lizard Creek Band from 12 noon – 2:00pm, followed by Take 5 and we close with the spectacular Chee Weez.

There will be the annual gumbo cooking contest at the festival grounds, Saturday, October 21st at 11:00 am.

Our food vendors will sell various andouille dishes all weekend, along with other festival favorites

such as onion mums, hamburgers, pizza etc.

Exhibits will include art and craft booths.

&#8220Free Style Arm Wrestling”

Friday, October 20th Saturday, October 21st Sunday, October 22nd

Tournament on Saturday, October 21st @ 7PM

Ages Groups                 Weight Class

10 to 13 yrs                   0   to 135

13 to 18yrs.                   135 to 176

176 to 198 198 & Over

5-mile and 2-mile run/walk are scheduled for 8:30am Sunday, October 22nd. For more information call 653-4247.

The public is invited to attend.  A $1 entry fee will be collected at the gate.