The spice is right

In South Louisiana, we defend our hometown teams, our hometown festivals and even our hometown seasonings. The famous Tony Chachere’s calls Opelousas home, Slap Ya Mama hails from Ville Platte and Zatarain’s (originally from New Orleans) is made across the river in Gretna.

Here in Baton Rouge, we have brands like Louisiana Fish Fry Products and newcomer Jeanpierre’s. With so many on the market, 225’s staff decided to hold an informal taste test.

Four staffers spent an afternoon trying out a dozen south Louisiana seasonings, quietly pondering the subtle and complex flavors and emptying the company water cooler in the process. Click here to read the rest of the story.