There is a reason people talk about Louisiana food the way they talk about very few other things in life. It is not just that it tastes good, though it absolutely does.
It is that it comes at you with a confidence and a generosity that feels almost personal, like whoever made it wanted you specifically to have a good time and took that responsibility seriously.
South Louisiana carries this quality in concentrated form, and the smaller the town the more likely you are to encounter it in its purest version…