Smoked Meat Festival calls all connoisseurs

The Gazette and the 2015 Louisiana Smoked Meat Festival are accepting nominations for its “Distinguished Smoked Meat Smoker” contest! Do you have a favorite smoked meat smoker? Learn how you can nominate them for this time-honored Cajun tradition. The winner will be announced at the 2015 Smoked Meat Festival on Saturday, June 27, at 12 noon during the opening ceremonies.
Please make a nomination with your favorite smoked meat smoker’s name and tell us why they should be the “2015 Louisiana Smoked Meat Festival’s Distinguished Smoked Meat Smoker.” Do they have impeccable meat smoking skills? Do you have a funny story about it? Do they smoke meat for a living and have perfected their craft? Or do they smoke meat just for the heck of it for everyone they know? Anyone can be nominated, whether they are a professional or amateur, just tell us their story!
How it Works:
One or two nominated “Distinguished Smoked Meat Smokers” will be announced weekly in the Sunday Gazette. At the end of the contest, all the nominees will be in the final paper preceding the festival.
Then the public will decide by placing their votes for the “Best of the Best - Distinguished Smoked Meat Smoker” online at www.evangelinetoday.com or by dropping off their ballots at The Gazette office, two weeks prior to the festival.
The winner by popular vote, the people’s choice, will be announced at the festival during opening ceremonies. The Gazette will track and score the nominations.
Submit your nomination from May 4, through May 31. Nominations can be mailed to The Ville Platte Gazette, P. O. Box 220, Ville Platte, LA 70586 or drop off your nomination at The Ville Platte Gazette office.