Join us on Friday, June 26, 2026, at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, Louisiana to find out who our next culinary champion will be! This is a 21+ event

Participating showcase restaurants include: Drago's Seafood, Jaeger's Seafood & Oyster House, Don's Seafood, Messina's Catering, Barcar, Il Supremo, La Madeleine, Segnette Landing, Short Stop Poboys, Pigeon Catering, Copeland's, Bobby Hebert's Cajun Cannon, Crazy Johnnie's Steak House, Gattuso's, & more!

Doors: 6:30 PM

Event: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Presentation of Chef Awards: 9:15 PM

Location: Pontchartrain Convention & Civic Center, 4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065

Ticket includes: Tastings at over 20 local restaurant stations, 2 (two) complimentary alcoholic beverages

Since its inception in 2008, the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off (LASCO) has been at the top of the list of professional culinary competitions. Competing chefs line the stage in this live cooking, fast paced, culinary throw down. Chefs from all corners of the state come together in one arena to compete for the winning crown. In addition to earning the title of King or Queen of Louisiana Seafood, the winner goes on to represent the state at a variety of events including the Great American Seafood Cook-Off. Winning the Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off has been known as a "culinary catapult" amongst industry members. With past winners going on to open their own "brick and mortar" establishments, hosting their own culinary television shows, gracing the covers of magazines across the nation and more!