At its core, jambalaya is essentially meat, veggies and rice. This is a food blog after all! Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya is a classic Cajun dish with both Spanish and French roots. I can’t talk about Louisiana without jumping over to delicious Cajun food at some point. But I still like to think that there could be a tiny shred of truth to that story! Plus, the Jesse James Outlaw Roundup Festival includes mock old Western style shoot-outs between outlaws and lawmen. A couple of years ago, my Dad convinced me that my great-grandmother had dated Jesse James before he became an infamous outlaw. In fact, local legend holds that much of James’ treasure is buried near the town of Epps, LA. The Jesse James Outlaw Roundup Festival is another September fixture, and it celebrates the days when Jesse James reportedly lived in northeastern Louisiana. (Louisiana is one of only 4 states in the US where sugarcane is grown commercially.) (My grandfather worked in the oil fields near New Iberia for several years…so the area has always held a bit of family history for me.) In addition to the judging of the sugar cane and plenty of delicious Louisiana food, the Sugarcane Festival features the Sugar Parade complete with Queen Sugar and King Sucrose. And then there’s the Louisiana Sugarcane Festival over in New Iberia. If seafood and oil aren’t your thing, then you can always hit the New Orleans Seafood Festival or the Louisiana Soul Food Festival. So the festival makes sense…well, sorta.) Seafood and petroleum both rank at the top of the list for local revenue. (Just kidding…the festival in Morgan City, LA honors local fishermen as well as petroleum workers. Because I always think of petroleum when I think of shrimp. I mean September alone has dozens of festivals…and that doesn’t even count the return of college football! (During LSU home games, Tiger Stadium technically becomes the 5th-largest city in Louisiana…4th if you count all of the folks tailgating outside who never actually go into the game.)īut back to September festivals…and there are some great ones! For starters, there’s the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival over Labor Day weekend. A while back, I mentioned the Rayne Frog Festival and the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Fest…and it’s worth revisiting the topic of Louisiana festivals. It’s festival season again in Louisiana! Oh, who am I kidding? It’s always festival season in Louisiana. This classic Cajun dish is perfect for a weeknight meal! #SausageFamily I’ve partnered with SocialStars and Johnsonville to create this Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya.
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