ST. LANDRY PARISH — The aroma of simmering sauce piquant and the sound of spoons stirring filled the air on Sunday as cooks gathered for the 7th annual St. Peter’s Church Hen Sauce Piquant Cook off. The much-anticipated event brought together 22 local cooks from in and around the town, each putting their own unique spin on the beloved Cajun dish.

“I have some hen sauce piquant with a little Cajun twist, and some love—it’s a little bit of everything,” said participant Chance Fontenot, smiling as he tended to his creation.

For many, like Lindsay Cutchall, the event is about more than just good food.

“It supports our community, and it gives the next generations an appreciation of how we cook and how we were raised. This is all made with love, without a doubt,” she said. Cutchall, now enter

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