NOLAlicious is giving away a free SXSW Interactive badge, and this week’s newsletter explains how to enter: tweet this message to enter to win.

SXSW, Austin, Texas, March 2009

As Carl, Sloane and I explained earlier today on NOLAlicious,

It’s our first giveaway at NOLAlicious and we wanted to make it spectacular for you, our amazing readers.

We have ONE SXSW Interactive Badge to give away. That’s a value of $550! For anyone on the fence about SXSW, having the pass paid for can be the make or break you need to make SXSW 2010 from March 12th – 16th a reality for you. It’s not too late to get housing and once you’re registered, you’re able to access rooms for badge holders not released to the public.

So how do you enter? It’s simple! Simply tweet this message:

Sign up for NOLAlicious, your weekly guide to New Orleans and tweet this to enter & win a #SXSWi Badge: http://bit.ly/NOLASXSW

Here’s the deal. The tweet is your entry. So it doesn’t matter if you’re already signed up for NOLAlicious or this is your first time hearing of us, your entry is your tweet. Everyone may enter the contest only once and the contest ends next Monday at 5:00 PM CST. We’ll be announcing the winner in next week’s NOLAlicious and across our networks so enter NOW for you chance to win a badge to SXSW Interactive.

As a note, all entries will be tracked using Twitter search for the tweet and the winner will be chosen at random.

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Updated March 2:: A video of the NOLAlicious drawing and announcement of the winner, Tim Frentz. See you at SXSW!