Upcoming Events (mainly BBQ) in the Louisiana Pit:
(a contest name in red indicates a State Championship)

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 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)

Some more upcoming events (not necessarily BBQ contests) in Louisiana:

February 24-25, 2012 - D'Iberville, MS - 5th Annual BBQ Throwdown Festival (IBCA)

March 2-3, 2012 - Gonzales, LA - 9th Annual St Jude's Bayou BBQ (IBCA)

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

March 16-17, 2012 - Alexandria, LA - Que'in on the Red (MBN)

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

May 4-5, 2012 - Lafayette, LA - Acadiana Children's Shelter BBQ Cookoff (IBCA)

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

July 13-14, 2012 - Morgan City, LA - Bayou Bash BBQ (IBCA)

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)

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