| 1968 | George Fairchild | 1996 | Wayne Abshire |
| 1969 | Uton Diez | 1997 | Byron Gautreau |
1970 | Donnie Mire | 1998 | Kevin Braud |
| 1971 | Edward Braud III | 1999 | Ricky Breaux |
| 1972 | A. J. ‘Fatty’ Lessard | 2000 | Carlos Braud |
| 1973 | John Graham | 2001 | Ricky Breaux |
| 1974 | Milton “Tibby” Lambert | 2002 | Kim LeBlanc |
| 1975 | Benoit Braud | 2003 | 'Stump' Marchand |
| 1976 | A. J. ‘Fatty’ Lessard | 2004 | Kyle Frederick |
| 1977 | ‘Kojak’ Melancon | 2005 | Ricky Breaux |
| 1978 | ‘Dee’ Gautreau | 2006 | Mike Gonzales |
| 1979 | Donnie Mire | 2007 | Jeff Parent |
| 1980 | Norbert Loupe | 2008 | Jody Elisar |
| 1981 | Richard Debate | 2009 | Byron Gautreau |
| 1982 | Norbert Loupe | 2010 | Joey Cornett |
| 1983 | Norbert Loupe | 2011 | Wayne Abshire |
| 1984 | ‘Black’ Breaux | 2012 | Danny Robert |
| 1985 | Norbert Loupe | 2013 | Scott Duplechein |
| 1986 | Calvin Simon | 2014 | Robert 'Hoss' Reine |
| 1987 | Norbert Loupe | 2015 | Lee Elisar |
| 1988 | Blair Lamendola | 2016 | Robert 'Hoss' Reine |
| 1989 | Norbert Loupe | 2017 | Kade Lanoux |
| 1990 | Ricky Breaux | 2018 | Jarrett Marchand |
| 1991 | Blair Lamendola | 2019 | Kade Lanoux |
| 1992 | Byron Gautreau | 2020 | (COVID Year) |
| 1993 | Wally Taillon | 2021 | (COVID Year) |
| 1994 | Byron Gautreau | 2022 | Austin King |
| 1995 | Joey Breaux | 2023 |
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56th Annual Jambalaya Festival
MAY 26, 27, 28, 2023