Darrell Boudreaux, of Lake Arthur, adds chicken to his chicken and sausage gumbo Sunday during the Lake Arthur Christmas Festival. THe celebration also included a potato salad cook off, music, hot cocoa booth, Hall of Trees, pictures with Santa, parade and fireworks.

Kerrick Gabrial of Lake Arthur stirs a 10-gallon pot of chicken and sausage gumbo Sunday during the Lake Arthur Christmas Festival. Eleven teams competed for first, second and third place in the annual holiday gumbo cook off, which also included a potato salad cook off this year.

Rachelle Hanks of Lake Arthur stirs her potato salad Sunday during a gumbo and potato salad cook off as part of the Lake Arthur Christmas Festival. The event also included music, a hot cocoa booth, Hall of Trees, pictures with Santa, parade and fireworks.

Carter Lapoint, 9, a student at Lake Arthur Elementary School, checks out the Hall of Trees display at the Lake Arthur Town Hall on Sunday during the town's Christmas celebration. Festivities included a gumbo and potato salad cook off, hot cocoa booth, music, pictures with Santa, parade and fireworks.

Luke Constantine, 8, joins the Friends of August Broussard as they entertain Sunday during the Lake Arthur Christmas Festival. Festivities included a gumbo and potato salad cook off, hot cocoa booth, a Hall of Trees, pictures with Santa, parade and fireworks.