Erath aldermen approve cornhole tournament

ERATH — The town of Erath is known for its Fourth of July Celebration and the late Cajun musician D.L. Menard. Now, Darryl Rabassa wants to put Erath on the map for something else.
Rabassa, who lives south of Erath, approached Mayor Taylor Mencacci, and the Erath aldermen seeking permission to use the Erath City Park to conduct a cornhole tournament on July 31.
“We want this to be big and make Erath known for its cornhole tournament,” Rabassa told the aldermen. “It is expected to bring a lot of revenue into the town.”
Festivals de Families d’Erath is putting on the cornhole tournament to raise money for the Erath Catholic Church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Rabassa explained to the Erath officials that there would be two different flights.
The first flight will feature dignitaries, priests and seminarians from Acadiana. They will compete against each other, starting at 9 a.m.
Once that competition is over, the other flight will begin at 12:30 p.m. Again, the general public will compete against each other.
There will be single, and doubles match. To play, it is $10 for singles and $20 for doubles.
Erath Mayor Taylor Mencacci informed the aldermen that the town would provide police security for the event.

What is cornhole?

Cornhole is the most popular bag toss game in the United States. Whether you are an adult or kid, male or female, this sport attracts people of all ages and gender.
There is the Cornhole Player Association and ESPN carries cornhole tournaments on TV.
The rules are straightforward, two players alternately throw bags at the cornhole board in order to score a bag into the hole. If a bag stays on the board its worth 1 point and if a bag goes into the hole its worth 3 points. Once all eight bags are thrown, the round ends and the score is calculated by canceling each other’s score. The highest-scoring player or team adds the point difference to the overall game score. Whoever reaches or exceeds 21 points wins.