haricot rouge

re: Louisiana Smoked Sausage

Posted by haricot rouge on 9/25/26 at 2:36 am to AlwysATgr

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The Cajun Prairie

The mother lode of smoked sausage, boudin, tasso, and andouille

Agree on the first three, but the LaPlace area has the best andouille.

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re: Albertson's Briskets on Sale for $2.97/lb

Posted by haricot rouge on 9/18/26 at 3:57 pm to YOURADHERE

Nice price and on Game Day Saturday in Baton Rouge, get an additional 10% off if you wear a Tigers shirt, etc.

re: Lake Charles, casual Sunday lunch. Where would you go?

Posted by haricot rouge on 9/18/26 at 3:54 pm to ELLSSUU

Luna - downtown. Casual, nice brunch with a band.

Think Darryl’s is closed on Sundays.

re: First Attempt at Making Andouille

Posted by haricot rouge on 7/19/26 at 2:14 pm to ConnectTheDots

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There was a store in back Vacherie years ago that made a meatloaf looking andouille but it was in a casing. I think they called it maudlin. We used to slice it and fry it in a pan for sandwiches.

Place was called La Bon Boucon. Great little market, but, sadly, the owner passed away and store shut down. Maudlin was one of his specialties. His children produce a few items, but think most are just sold locally in Vacherie.

re: Biggest restaurant flops in Baton Rouge history - Pt 2

Posted by haricot rouge on 7/13/26 at 3:48 pm to LouisianaLady

Anyone remember Canefield Tavern?

It was in the Strip by AM Mart, possibly in the old Brew-Bacher’s Nicholson location. Seemed to always have a good crowd.

re: Biggest restaurant flops in Baton Rouge history - Pt 2

Posted by haricot rouge on 7/13/26 at 3:37 pm to LouisianaLady

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Breck’s Bistro was very good.

Don’t recall why it closed, but was a great spot in that part of town. Was it where Modesto is, or a different place around there? I don't recall.

Yes, it was where Modesto is.

re: Biggest restaurant flops in Baton Rouge history - Pt 2

Posted by haricot rouge on 7/13/26 at 12:50 pm to LouisianaLady

I think Our Mom’s suffers at times due to staffing issues causing inexplicable waits when restaurant is not full. We went a few weeks ago and throughly enjoyed it. Great burgers!

Breck’s Bistro was very good. Don’t recall why it closed, but was a great spot in that part of town.

re: Name a good place to eat in a boring little town

Posted by haricot rouge on 6/16/26 at 5:59 pm to Ramblin Wreck

Port Au Prince in Homer, La. Right on Lake Claiborne with great views from restaurant. Only serves 2 main entrees - all you can eat catfish (whole or filets) or ribeye steak. Simple sides come with the meal and great homemade pies.

re: Interesting article about the shrinking public schools in Louisiana

Posted by haricot rouge on 6/7/26 at 12:55 pm to choupiquesushi

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In general private school enrollment has been in decline for years. Public’s are losing to charters by a large margin over privates

Charter schools are public schools and are included in those numbers.

re: Superintendent Letter

Posted by haricot rouge on 4/13/26 at 1:59 pm to elmo 57

Could you upload a copy of this letter?

re: Lafayette Breakfast/brunch options

Posted by haricot rouge on 3/2/26 at 4:18 pm to tigerrage08

T-Coons

re: Post a song that references any variation of "walk".

Posted by haricot rouge on 2/8/26 at 11:45 pm to Perfect Circle

Pseudo Echo - Walkaway

Music Board

re: Crawfish Bisque in BR?

Posted by haricot rouge on 2/6/26 at 9:37 pm to JfromZ

Louisiana Lagniappe has it on their menu fairly often. They have old school stuffed heads.

re: Andouille Sausage…help.

Posted by haricot rouge on 12/23/25 at 7:49 pm to Hillbilly_Deluxe

Grew up in LaPlace and love that style of Andouille. Coarse grind, bigger casings, simple ingredients and heavy smoke. Favorite there is WJ Smokehouse, but it is pricey.

Actually had some today from Benoit’s in Addis and it was incredible. Very similar to LaPlace andouille, and only $7.99 lb.

I’ve tried Bourque’s and threw it away. Odd crumbled texture with a lot of fat, very little smoke. I love their smoked sausages and boudin.

re: Best cornbread

Posted by haricot rouge on 12/19/25 at 11:03 pm to Koolazzkat

Matherne’s Deli and, surprisingly, Albertson’s has great moist cake like cornbread

re: Exit 97 on I-10: best exit in La? The South? Maybe…the USA?

Posted by haricot rouge on 11/24/25 at 1:18 pm to DiamondDog

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It's a super thick batter coating on the boudin balls. It actually will peel off clean if they over fry it. It's actually disgusting and I can't stand it.

Agree 100%

NuNu’s has great crispy boudin balls. Plain and pepperjack. Smaller than the others and crisp outside.