The 2025 Crab Cookoff was held Saturday, June 14, in conjunction with the Crab Festival of Holly Beach.

Cookoff winners are told here by category:

Crab appetizer: 1st place – Rusty’s – Soft Shell Crab & Softshell Shrimp Bloody Mary!

2nd place – Salty Sista – Taste of Summer

3rd place – Crab Cakes, Foreman C & G Trucking

Crab entree: 1st place – Rusty’s – Fried Softshell Crab & Crab Cakes, w/Creamy Lump Crab Sauce & Crab Fingers

2nd place – Salty Sista – Fried Soft Shell Crab Delight

3rd place – Swamp on The Geaux – Crab Burger with Cajun Slaw

Crab Side: 1st place – Rusty’s – Corn Maque Choux with Lump Crab, Shrimp, crawfish in a Portobello Mushroom Cap,

2nd place – Laikyn Hebert & Sandra Trahan – Crab Rice Dressing

Bayou/Marsh Dish: 1st place -Vicky Harrington – Choupic and crabmeat boulette w/crawfish cream sauce

2nd place – Rusty’s – Smoked Baby Gator Legs w/ Noni’s Kitchen, LLC BlackBerry Lava, & Rusty’s Sweet Heat Wing Sauce!

3rd place – Swamp on The Geaux – Loaded Crawfish Tater Spud

Dessert: 1st place Swamp on The Geaux – Chantilly beignets

2nd place – Rusty’s Seasoning for Every Stuff – Red Velvet Cinnamon Rolls Stuffed with Cheesecake

3rd place – Brian Touchard, Christy Touchard, Tony Touchet, Glenn Crappell – Crabby Apple Bread Pudding

Grand Champion – Rusty’s Seasoning for Every Stuff.

Fais Do-Do Dance contest winners were Vicky Harrington and Robert Menard.