Gumbo and jambalaya may draw attention at Louisiana’s Blackpot Festival, but the competition leaves room for dessert, too. The common ingredient isn’t in the recipe. It is the cast-iron vessel used to cook it.
The South Louisiana Blackpot Festival & Cookoff returns October 30–31, 2026, to Vermilionville at 300 Fisher Road in Lafayette. This year, the gathering marks its 20th anniversary, bringing a cooking competition and live music together over Halloween weekend…