Cookoff winners were, from left, first place Janna Maggio, NPSB Early Childhood Coordinator; second place Ryan Shirley, NPSB maintenance supervisor; and third place and People’s Choice Shauna Hicks, NPSB Director of Child Nutrition.
Event organizer was Ramona Wynder, interim human resources director.
Cook-off judges, who love the Natchitoches Parish School Board, were, from left, Darrell “Sweetie Walker, Kathryn Beaudoin and Trini Triggs.
The Natchitoches Parish School Board’s Central Office proudly wrapped up its canned food drive with the first-ever Chili Cook-Off, embracing this year’s theme: “Stompin’ Out Hunger.”Throughout November, Central Office staff partnered with the Central Louisiana Food Bank to collect hundreds of non-perishable items to support local families in need. These generous donations helpe...