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Rob Bailey of Richmond, Texas, sets a tray of chicken on top of a pan for his wife Mandy, left, during Saturday’s Bayou BBQ Bash in Morgan City.

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Donald “Don” Tellman, who brought competitive barbecue to Morgan City with the Bayou BBQ Bash, was honored Friday by having the trophy of the overall barbecue series the event is part of named in his honor. With Tellman, left, is Gerry Vallee of Slidell, the trophy’s 2017 winner.

The Bash: State BBQ trophy is named for Tellman

The Morgan City resident who founded the Bayou BBQ Bash was honored with an award by the event’s sanctioning body Friday. Donald “Don” Tellman of Morgan City was honored by having Barbecue Competitors Alliance’s Pelican Trophy renamed the Donald F. Tellman Pelican Trophy. Barbecue Competitors Alliance President Andy Hollerman made the announcement, reading from a proclamation at the conclusion of the prebash meeting a day before the seventh annual Bayou BBQ Bash. Tellman, who is retiring from his Barbecue Competitors Alliance work, also is one of the alliance’s founders and was the first member of the Lafayette-based organization. The alliance now ...

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