Chandel Hancock

Chandel Hancock’s gumbo attracts neighbors and friends. "Cooking gumbo is a “labor of love,” she says. (hartphoto.com)

Cason Hancock, Charles Hancock, Chandel Hancock, Cadie Gamble, Walker Gamble, Maureen Gamble and Keith Gamble (Photo: Montoto Productions)

Chandel Hancock’s gumbo attracts the neighbors as much as the game does – and as much as the fun of watching Chandel and Charles enact their football superstitions. (hartphoto.com)

“If you see Bubba, come on in,” Chandel and Charles Hancock tell their neighbors. They put up the inflatable Saint in their front yard before New Orleans football games. (hartphoto.com)

Watching football at the Hancock house is a bonding ritual for the whole neighborhood. Joining the Hancocks on a recent Sunday were the O'Conor, Daniel, Shah and Ferris families. (hartphoto.com)