Bacon Rouge hosts preview party and cookout Sunday

Bacon Rouge will represent the city in the annual Hogs for the Cause cook-off in New Orleans later this month. For those who can’t wait to see and taste what the team is planning, Bacon Rouge is inviting guests to Iverstine Family Farms (2973 Newman Rd. in Kentwood) for a cookout to benefit families with children suffering from pediatric brain cancer. The event, Sunday at 2 p.m., will feature test batches of the team’s porky concoctions as well as a roasted whole hog, pork shoulders, red beans and rice and much more. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children 12 and younger. For more information and to buy tickets, click here.