German foods represented in Louisiana staples

I have thought about this for some time now, especially since trying to find English foods to use for this thing, but does it seem like with all this state's many cultural influences in food, the very first permanent settler of Louisiana, the Germans, get very little credit when it comes to certain foods here and also very little in the line of German restaurants to pick from?

I realize Besh has covered it pretty well in "My New Orleans" and been a big promoter of it in some of his food, but it still seems pretty weak considering many still view our andouille as a French variant when it's more closely attributed to the Germans. Chicken Fricassee is also a German influence if I'm not mistaken, but since Germany and France border each other I'd imagine there's a lot of bleed over, especially in and around Alsace Lorraine where many if not most Germans came here from.

I just wish there was more covered here. I would love to be able to get some serious German food, especially during the cooler months, what little we do have of that. So far, I've been able to pull of some German dishes from a close friend who's mother is from Germany and he lived there, some pretty fun food like the infamous Sauerbraten, rouladen, potato pancakes, wonderful purple cabbage, and spaetzle, and some other Lithuanian dishes with dobe (sp?)

What's your experience with German foods and are there any restaurants here in Louisiana that focus on it and are a can't miss? Besides hot dogs and frickin sauerkraut, what other German influences in food in Louisiana am I missing?