Boucherie and Balloon Festival cooking competition winners announced

The Boucherie Festival Association announced the winning cooking competition teams for the 2026 Boucherie and Balloon Festival held Oct. 16-18 in Sorrento.

The crackling champions were Kade Lanoux and Bart Himel, his helper.

In the jambalaya competition, the champions were Jay Lambert and helper Brynna Lambert.

The association also applauded its cooking contest runners-up.

In the crackling competition, the runner-up team was Jerry Madere and helper Kerry Millien.

The jambalaya contest runner-up team was Chance Bourgeois and helper Keith Mitchell.

The crackling competition finalists included Randy Morales and Austin Savoy, Hoss Reine and Brett Reine, Zip Mayer and Jason Badame, Jerry Madere and Kerry Millien, Joey Cornett and Eric Babin, Kade Lanoux and Bart Himel, Joel Mayer and Mike Stafford Jr., Dale Guidry and Toby Louquette, Carlos Braud and Cody Braud, Kristen Braud and Brandt Poche, Curtis Roussel and Mike Berthelot, and Jacob Mayer and Nathan Kilburn.

Koby Thacker and Matt Gautreau were the crackling champ of champs winners.

The jambalaya contest finalists included Chad Murphy and Dominic Martinez, Micah Courville and Kala Bourgeois, Jay Lambert and Brynna Lambert, Lane Blue and Damon Blue, Hoss Reine and Michelle Reine, Clint Broussard and Lucie Broussard, Bart Himel and Selena Himel, Kevin Lambert and Reese Lambert, Chance Bourgeois and Keith Mitchell, Justin “Big Cat” Courville, Laci Murphy and Chad Murphy, and Clay Parent and Jeremy Akin.

Tyler Bourque was the jambalaya champ of champs winner.

The annual festival includes hot air balloons, live music, cooking competitions and more.

The event, held at 9690 Airline Highway in Sorrento, serves as a primary fundraiser for the Sorrento Lions Club, which supports charitable causes.

According to Louisiana’s Sweet Spot, Ascension Parish’s tourism organization, about 20 visiting queens participated in the festivities.

Michael Tortorich is a journalist for the USA Today Network in Louisiana.

Gonzales Weekly Citizen and Donaldsonville Chief, part of the USA Today Network of Louisiana, cover Ascension Parish and the greater Baton Rouge area. Follow at facebook.com/WeeklyCitizen and facebook.com/DonaldsonvilleChief.

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