DUTCH OVEN GATHERING - LATANIER COOKERS - PALMETTO ISLAND STATE PARK – LOCATED JUST BELOW ABBEVILLE, LA. 2ND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MONTH OF MAY – WE GO TO STATE COOK OFFS – THIS YEAR AT LAKE BISTENEAU STATE PARK. WE HAVE OUR NEXT GATHERING NEXT SATURDAY DECEMBER 13TH -- WE BEGIN COOKING AT 8:00 AM AND SERVE AT 11:30 AM. LAST MONTH WAS THE COCHON DE-LAIT COOKING. WE HAD 5 CAJUN MICROWAVE COOKERS WITH 5 LARGE HOGS. EVERYTHING EATEN. THERE WERE 41 BLACK IRON POTS THAT ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL DISHES. - I COOKED PORK JAMBALAYA IN MY POT AND BOB COOKED CORNBREAD IN HIS POT. WE SERVED OVER 400 PEOPLE. WE RAN OUT OF PLATES AND PEOPLE WERE GOING BACK TO THEIR CAMPERS TO GET MORE PLATES. THE CROWD WAS RATHER LARGE. THE MUSIC WAS GREAT AND EVERYONE HAD A GOOD TIME. WE EVEN HAD COOKS FROM ARKANSAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA WHO CAME DOWN AND COOKED WITH US. COME ON DOWN AND GET SOME GREAT FOOD COOKED IN BLACK IRON POTS THE OLD FASHION WAY. COME PASS A GOOD TIME. OF NOTE THE PERRY BRIDGE IS CLOSED FOR 6 MONTHS – YOU NEED TO COME DOWN THE PUMPING PLANT ROAD THAT GOES TO --- RICHARD SEAFOOD AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS.