Slidell Police Chief Randy Fandal's annual Wild Game, Seafood and BBQ Cook-Off will be held Oct. 4, continuing a tradition that began in 2003 with a small group of volunteers and former Slidell mayor and police chief Freddy Drennan at the helm.

Fandal stepped in as chairman and live auction emcee in 2017 when he became police chief, and the cook-off became Fandal's alone when Drennan was term-limited as Slidell's mayor a year later. First held in Fritchie Park, the event has since moved to Olde Towne Slidell.

As it has from the beginning, the cook-off benefits Community Christian Concern, an organization that provides guidance and the basic necessities of food, clothing, hygiene items and housing to those needing support in the Slidell area and beyond.

The nonprofit also operates a food

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