LSUE at the World Championship Crawfish Étouffée Cookoff

March 25, 2001

Led by Chief Cook Suzanne LaHaye, shown above at left, with assistance from Sharon Clark, LSUE received first place in the clubs and organizations category in the cooking competition held at the annual Eunice World Championship Étouffée Cookoff March 25, 2001. Vernon Mott, second from left in the top photo, and the Student Government Association, organized the booth. In the photo below, Suzanne LaHaye receives the trophy from Eunice Mayor Kenneth Peart.

March 26, 2000

This year, because drought conditions severely reduced the supply of Louisiana crawfish, everyone was wondering if there would be enough crawfish and also if enough teams would enter the contest. As things turned out, even though the price of crawfish was very high, LSUE and other organizations, businesses, and individuals in the area remained committed to this great annual event, so there was plenty of great crawfish étouffée to go around. Pictured are members of the LSUE team accepting the first place award for showmanship in the clubs and organizations category. LSUE received second place in the cooking competition.

Other team members not pictured included Kay Mott, Suzanne LaHaye, Sharon Clark, Pam Deville, David Simpson, Margaret Young, André Menard, and Horace Darbonne.

Shown accepting the first place award for showmanship are, from left, Lynn Stevens, Jan Frugé, LSUE Chancellor William J. Nunez, III, Phil Guillory (head cook) Jesse Guillory, Vernon Mott (team captain), and Eunice Mayor Kenneth Peart. LSUE received second place in the cooking competition.

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The winning LSUE booth was flanked by crawfish wearing capuchons inviting visitors to the Craw-di-Gras Café. Pictured are Lynn Stevens, Jesse Guillory, Jeanne Menard (Miss Eunice), Paul Smith, and Vernon Mott. The booth was put together by Suzanne LaHaye, Jan Frugé, and Vernon Mott.

Phil Guillory, center, was head cook, assisted by Cindy Darbonne, far left, and Sanford Wood, far right. Also pictured are Vernon Mott, team captain, and Cora Menard. The LSUE cooks earned second place in the clubs and organizations division.