BATON ROUGE - The 59th annual Jambalaya Festival is happening this weekend in Gonzales!

Since 1968, Gonzales has been named the "Jambalaya Capital of the World."

From May 21 to May 24, you can eat all of the jambalaya your Cajun heart desires!

The schedule of events can be found here.

Abigail Whitam and Madison Smith with 2une In were live with festival organizers on Friday morning.

Eight-year-old Benny Aucoin has wanted his Paw Paw, Eric Paille, to compete in the Jambalaya Festival cookoff for years. This year, he finally did, and Benny got to watch and learn.

Watch their story below: