Natchitoches, LA -
As a Regional Championship, Meat Pie Tri will qualify the following number of athletes for the 2006 USA Triathlon National Age Group Championship.


There is much more to read about the Meat Pie Triathlon!

Well I read the story, and it didn't answer the obvious question... where did they get that name??

You probably can't spell it or pronounce it, but you might remember Natchitoches (NACK-uh-tush) from Steel Magnolias, the movie that put this small town on the national map, perhaps you tuned in when Oprah Winfrey made a special trip to Natchitoches and declared it the "Best Little Town in the Whole USA!"
But Louisianans knew about this spot in the center of their state long before the stars arrived because it's home of the famous Natchitoches Meat Pie, popular here since the late 1700's. Gone are the street vendors chanting "Hotta meat pies! Get your hotta meat pies right here!" But a Natchitoches Native who remembers those cries from childhood has made sure the legend lives on. James Lasyone opened Laysone's Meat Pie Kitchen and Restaurant almost 35 years ago, and it remains a popular place to enjoy the spicy, filled pastries.

Thanks Shannah! I know what you are talking about now, I see a vendor booth every year for Louisiana meat pies at the fair. Can't really forget that, I've wonder what is included in the broad and general "meat" classification and steered clear.

Gator meat and Nutria perhaps???