Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board

Get your tickets for Foodie Feast: Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off Edition!! We can't wait to see y'all there⚜️

Local chefs selected for Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off Spahr’s Seafood Executive Chef Thomas Boquet of Thibodaux and Brandon Naquin of 3 Piers Seafood Market in Des Allemands are among 12 chefs selected to compete in the 19th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off, showcasing Louisiana seafood and culinary talent.

Starting Today! FIVE-SNAPPER LIMIT

🎣In honor of Memorial Day weekend, anglers can bag 5 Red Snapper per person per day today through Monday, May 25.

While the weather isn’t being our friend, we want to let anglers know that this opportunity is made possible through active state management, so we hope to provide this same opportunity for other state holidays during the season!

🙏 Special thanks to Governor Jeff Landry for prioritizing recreational opportunity and supporting innovative, state-led management tools that allow Louisiana to better respond to anglers and fishery conditions in real time

⚓ **Important reminder for anglers:** Keep boating safety as your top priority, and use descending devices to reduce barotrauma and improve fish survival when releasing reef fish

📌 After the holiday weekend, the bag limit returns to 4 fish per person per day on Tuesday, May 26

We hope you enjoy your time this Memorial Day Weekend with family and friends on the water if weather permits ❤️🤍💙

Shreveport's own Chef Niema DiGrazia will go head-to-head against an array of Louisiana chefs during the 2026 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off. 🔗tinyurl.com/2ujtkk32

Lake Charles is bringing the heat to Jefferson Parish! 🔥 🦐🏆

We’re heading to Jefferson Parish on June 26th to cheer on Chef Stephen Coblentz, Executive Chef at Chart House at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino - Lake Charles, as he competes in the 19th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off!

LASCO is one of Louisiana’s most prestigious culinary competitions. A live, fast-paced throw-down where top chefs battle it out for the title of King or Queen of Louisiana Seafood.

Chef Stephen is no stranger to the spotlight, having competed in the 2023 King of Louisiana Seafood competition and earning recognition as a Landry’s Iron Chef Medalist. We couldn’t be more proud to have him representing our city!

Want to come cheer him on?

📅 June 26, 2026 | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center, Jefferson Parish
🎟️ $65 | Must be 21+
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Billy Nungesser Lt. Governor of Louisiana Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board

The wait is finally over!! Congratulations to these remarkable chefs who will be competing in the 2026 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off🥳

Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board look forward to seeing the creative nature of these chefs and their unique twist on preparing true Louisiana seafood! When it is all said and done, one of these lucky chefs will walk away with the title of King or Queen of Louisiana Seafood👑

Thank you to all of the chefs who applied for a chance to compete in this year's culinary competition! For those who were not chosen, we hope y'all apply again next year!

For the first time ever, this year's Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off will be held in conjunction with Foodie Feast on June 26, 2026! This epic event will be held at the Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center in Jefferson Parish, right outside of New Orleans.

Remember to grab your tickets for the 2026 Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off and Foodie Feast⚜ Click the link below! We can’t wait to see y’all there🤩

Which chef will you be coming to watch??

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Billy Nungesser Lt. Governor of Louisiana | Visit Jefferson Parish | Louisiana Restaurant Association | Pamplona Tapas Bar | Spahr's Seafood | CHEZ NIEMA-Rooted in Sierra Leone. Refined Globally. |Chart House | Eliza Baton Rouge | DON'S Seafood | Juniors on Harrison | The English Tea Room | 3 Piers Seafood Market | Benteaux - Downtown Hammond | Acme Oyster House - Metairie | Dave’s Bayou Lodge & Outfitter | Ralph's on the Park

For the first time ever, Foodie Feast: Louisiana Seafood Cookoff Edition is coming to !

Watch talented local chefs go head-to-head as they compete to be crowned the next King or Queen of Louisiana Seafood, all while you sip, sample, and taste your way through bites from some of the area's best local restaurants and caterers.

This is your chance to be part of the action on Friday, June 26th at the Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center.

Participating restaurants include:
Drago's Metairie
La Madeleine Bakery & Cafe
Jaeger's Seafood and Oyster House
DON'S Seafood
Short Stop Poboys
Segnette Landing
Copeland's of New Orleans
Pigeon Caterers
Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon
Crazy Johnnie's
Gattuso's Neighborhood Restaurant, Bar & Catering
Barcar
Il Supremo
Messina's Catering and Events
and more!

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