Hogs for the Cause a delicious benefit at Crystal Bay
Along with barbecued pork last year at Crystal Bay Casino courtyard, Hogs for the Cause co-founder Rene Louapre had something else.
“I have goose bumps,” he said. “This is how we started in New Orleans. It reminds me of Year 2 or 3.”
The event started in 2009 as a benefit barbecue for a boy named Ben Sarrat who had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. After 200 people turned out for the worthy cause, the organizers realized that they were on to something. Now, the organization is one of the largest nonprofit barbecue outfits across the country. Hogs for the Cause holds its primary event each year in early April at City Park festival grounds in New Orleans, along with other events year-round.
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