Photo gallery: From Cajun to Creole, 10 culinary highlights in southwestern Louisiana

By Doug O’Neill
Produced by Danielle Pelton

Cracklins, crawfish and gator-on-a-stick: A Canadian’s culinary journey through Cajun country, southwest Louisiana.

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Southwestern Louisiana

Mix a little of that good ole Louisiana hospitality with some of the best Creole and Cajun food this side of the Mississippi. Much of the food in southwest Louisiana originated with the early Acadian settlers who came from Nova Scotia area in the 1700s and nurtured a delicious tradition of Cajun cuisine.

Find out 10 tasty culinary highlights of southwestern Louisiana on the following slides.



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