Our Mission
The Jambalaya Festival Association takes great pride in giving back to the community by providing Jambalaya to local charitable organizations throughout the year. Profits made from the annual Jambalaya Festival are used to provide Jambalaya dinners to numerous organizations throughout the parish and state. Below is a list of groups and events where the association has proudly contributed.
2025
AFSP Walk
Alpha Bible Study
ARC of Ascension
Ascension Parish Sock Hop
Ascension Parish Youth Fest
Bella Bowman Fundraiser
Bella BowmanTennis Tournament Fundraiser
City Of Gonzales Innaugaration
Dancing For A Cause
Each Day a New Beginning
Feeding Kids During Holiday
Freindship Force International
Geared Up Car Show
Gonzales Basketall Association Awards Banquet
Gonzales Christmas Tree Lighting
Great Strides Walk
Gulf Coast Motorcycle Skills Competition
Hallowheel Charity Event
Household Hazardous Materials Day
Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association
M.A.D.D.
National Guard Family Day
Navy Cadets
Night to Shine
Parish Trash Bash
Rotary Club District Conference
Rotary Food Fest
Touch a Truck Back to School
United Way Shell Chemical
Veterans Day
Volunteer Ascension movie Night
Warming Center at Civic Center
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2023
All Aboard Christmas Train
ARC Easter Celebration
ARC Trunk or Treat
Ascension Leadership-Foster Children
Ascension Parish Library
Boucherie and Balloon Festival
Cancer Society
Cub Scouts
Dancing for a Cause
Donaldsonville High School
Dream Day Foundation
Dreams Come True
Feed the Hungry-Drive By
French Group-Twin City
Friendship Force
Gonzales Christmas Tree Lighting
Gonzales Rotary
Gulf South Police Competition-St. Jude
Hazardous Waste Drive
Kids Parents in Service
LAFF Convention
Life House Lousiana
MADD
National Gaurd Family Day
Night to Shine
Prairieville Hospital
Relay for Life
School Backpack Giveaway
Senior Day on the River
Senior Sock Hop
St. Jude Motorcycle Competition
Suicide Prevention/Mental Health
Trash Bash
Veteran's Day
Volunteer Ascension-Movie Night
2021
City of Gonzales
City of Grand Isle
Dale's Community Christmas Dinner
Sober Living
Sorrento Tree Lighting
Veteran's Day
Volunteer Ascension
2019
ALS
ARC of Ascenion
Ascension Chamber of Commerce Expo
Ascension Parish Tourism
Boy Scouts
Gonzales Christmas Tree Lighting
Council on Aging
Cruising for a Cause
Dreams Come True
Food Distribution for Ascension Parish
Friendship Force
Gulf Coast Police Competition-St. Jude
Hunts Correctional Center
Junior Police
Juvenile Diabetes
Leadership Ascension
Louisiana State Representatives
MADD
Manda Boys & Girls Club
Mayoral Prayer Luncheon
National Guard Family Day
Navy Sea Cadets
Night to Shine
Relay for Life
Rotary Club
Sock Hop
Suicide Prevention
United Way
Veteran's Day
Volunteer Ascension
2024
ARC Trunk or Treat
Ascension 4 Youth Back to School Bash
Ascension Council on Aging
Ascension Day at the Capital
Ascension Parish Government
Ascension Parish Hazardous Waste Day
Ascension Trash Bash
Baton Regional Eye Bank
Bella Bowman Foundation
Boy Scouts of America
Christmas Movie Night
Each Day a New Beginning
Food Fest Benefitting Food Pantries
Frienship Force
Garney Gautreau Sock Hop
Get Connected Mental Health Fair
Gonzales Fire Department
Gonzales Tree Lighting
Gulf Coast Motorcycle Skills Competition
Hallowheel Charity Event
Junior Police
LA Threaux for a Cause
LAFF Convention
National Guard Family Day
Prairieville High School
School Tools Drive
Senior Citizen Easter Celebration
Suicide Prevention Walk
Veteran's Day
Walk Like MADD Event
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2022
Ascension Motor Police
Boucherie Festival
Camp Beauregaurd Air National Gaurd
City Police Department
COEA
Dancing for a Cause
Dreams Come True
Friendship Force
Gonzales Tree Lighting
Gulf South Police Competition St. Jude
Hazardous Waste Day
Homeless Outreach
LAFF Convention
Library Heritage
Movie Night in the Park
National Guard Family Day
Night to Shine
Relay for Life
Rescue Alliance
Senior Citizen Sock Hop
Sorrento City Hall
Swamp Pop Festival
Veteran's Day
2020
Ascension Parish Library
Ascension Parish Sock Hop
Boy Scouts
City of Gonzales Hurricane Relief
Navy Sea Cadets
Night to Shine
Sober Living
St. Elizabeth Hospital
VFW Ground Breaking
Witches on Ride for St. Jude