February 24-25, 2012 - D'Iberville, MS - 6th Annual BBQ Throwdown & Festival (IBCA)
Website: http://diberville.ms.us
Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Barbie Cutrer @ 228-669-1550 or Patty Ewing @ 228-392-9734

Entry Fee: $150 ($75 backyard, $10 pulled pork taste)

March 2-3, 2012 - Gonzales, LA - 10th Annual St. Jude State Championship Bayou Bar-B-Que Cook-Off (IBCA)
Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Phyllis Melancon Phone: 225-715-0346 Fax your entry form to 225-647-7869 or Mail to: ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Hospital P. O. Box 1287 Gonzales, LA 70707

Entry Fee: $150

March 9-10 2012 - Baton Rouge, LA - Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (KCBS)
Website: http://kcbs.us/sams-club-series.php

Contest Info: Registration for the Sam’s Club National BBQ Tour will begin on January 18, 2012, at 8PM EST. Registration is online ONLY.

Entry Fee: $250

March 9-10, 2012 - Marksville, LA - TBIPAC Spring BBQ Throwdown (IBCA)

The contest will be held at Paragon Casino Resort in Marksville, LA

Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Amy Sampson Phone: 318-240-6414 Fax: 318-253-0874 Email Entry Fee: $150 (Anything Over Rice, Soup/Gumbo, Sauce or Margarita $25 each)(Anything over rice, soup/gumbo and margarita is turned in on Friday, Sauce is turned in on Saturday.) (To qualify for the traveling trophy you must enter pork spare ribs, brisket, chicken and sauce)

March 24, 2012 - New Orleans, LA - High On The Hog Louisiana State Pork Cook-Off (Non-Sanctioned)
Website: http://www.hogsforthecause.org/cookoff.jsp

Contest Info: Please see http://www.hogsforthecause.org/index.jsp

Entry Fee: Due to overwhelming demand and a lengthy wait list, registration for this event is closed for 2012.

March 23-24, 2012 - Hammond, LA - The Smokin' Blues & BBQ Challenge (KCBS)
Website: http://www.hammondbluesandbbq.com

Contest Info: Eric Phares PO Box 85 Hammond, LA 70401 Phone: 985-969-8172 Email: cityglass632@bellsouth.net

Entry Fee: $250 ($150 Backyard)

March 30-31, 2012 - Slidell, LA - Slidell BBQ Challenge (KCBS)
Website: http://www.labbq.org/slidell/

Contest Info: Arnold King PO Box 1953 Slidell, LA 70459 Phone: 985-643-6863 Email: skinny339@yahoo.com

Entry Fee: $250 ($100 Backyard)

May 4-5, 2012 - Lafayette, LA - Quein' for the Kids (IBCA)
Website: http://www.thechildrensshelters.org

Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Nichole Young-Lopez Phone: 337-237-1320 Email: nicoleyounglopez@gmail.com

Entry Fee: $150 ($25 Jambalaya, $20 Boss of the Sauce, $10 extra RV night)

July 4, 2012 - Marksville, LA - 1st Annual Avoyelles Arts & Music Fest BBQ Cook-Off (IBCA)
Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Bart Jones Phone: 318-305-8000 Email: avoyellesbq@yahoo.com

Entry Fee: $100 ($10 Sauce)

July 13-14, 2012 - Morgan City, LA - Bayou BBQ Bash (IBCA)
Flyer: Click here

Contest Info: Donna Phone: 985-384-3831 Mail application to: Bayou BBQ Bash c/o St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce P O Box 2606 Morgan City, LA 70381

Entry Fee: $125 plus a cooked brisket or $50/meat and no brisket

March 3, 2012 - Myrtle Grove, LA - 3rd Annual Chili Cookoff & Craft Fair

April 20-22, 2012 - Franklin, LA - Bayou Teche Black Bear and Birding Festival

May 4-6, 2012 (First weekend in May) - Breaux Bridge, LA - Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival

May 18-19, 2012 - Lake Charles, LA - Cajun Classic BBQ Cookoff (IBCA)

May 24-27, 2012 - Gonzales, LA - Jambalaya Festival

May 24-27, 2012 - Shreveport, LA - Mudbug Madness

June 1-2, 2012 - Natchitoches, LA - Cookin' on the Cane (IBCA)

June 8-9, 2012 - Eunice, LA - BBQ by the Beach (IBCA)

July 4-8, 2012 - Mandeville, LA - Mandeville Seafood Festival

September 14-15, 2012 - Port Allen, LA - Smokin' Oldies BBQ Cookoff (IBCA)

September 21-22, 2012 - Gonzales, LA - Think Safety. Think Family. BBQ Cookoff (IBCA)