SCOTT, La. (KLFY)-- It is that time again when downtown is filled with a plethora of people to celebrate the Boudin Festival.

In the Boudin Capital of the World. Scott Mayor Jan Scott-Richard said the family friend event has a huge impact on the community and improves activities for all including boudin, carnival rides, arts and crafts, and music.

“It’s a big impact on our community. Just because our boudin vendors are the reason why we're here. We've been designated as the Boudin capital of the World since 2012 and so this is a tribute to them and to their commitment and investment into our community and they're a big economic driver. They're the reason why we're here this weekend.” Richard said.

Ava Claire Broussard, Miss Scott Boudin Festival XII, emphasized the importance of boudin to not only Scott but Louisiana itself.

“It’s very important to get out there besides our city and to get further into Louisiana and to show them what Scott has and what we have to offer as a festival because Boudin isn't something we just eat. We celebrated; something that we eat all over in Louisiana, and it's very important that everybody understands why it's that important,” said Broussard.

The three-day festival brings in thousands of people which the mayor explained helps their revenue. Richard told KLFY 10 how outside visitors residing in local hotels are the main contributors to the local economy along with the vendors, gate fees, alcohol distributors, food and boudin lovers.

"So all that stuff is added and compounded revenue that we see and the thing is, our focus has always been obviously to create a family-friendly atmosphere for this particular weekend, but the goal is to get them to come back and so when we start getting return visitors due to the festival and what we've put on here and their opportunity to taste all of this beautiful delicacy, it's an opportunity to land them back in our community more frequently, which adds revenue to our community." Richard said.

Overall his favorite part of the festivities is the fellowship.

“I think if we have the opportunity to celebrate the joy, the vibe that we love here in the Acadiana culture, and it's just an opportunity where people that maybe do not live in the area, they get to come home and visit family and friends." Richard said. We get to catch up and reminisce and just enjoy the culture that we put on here and of course enjoy the opportunity to dance and do the carnival rides and spend time with grandkids and kids and so that's always important. It's part of our culture. It's why we're such a tight-knit community. So we encourage our coming out and celebrate all of that with us this weekend."

Latest news