Products Made in Louisiana

Louisiana's early industry processed what grew along its rivers and bayous. Sugar cane plantations and mills lined the Mississippi above New Orleans in the 1800s, and in the 20th century oil refineries and chemical plants filled the river corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Avery Island sits on a salt dome that was mined for salt during the Civil War. Pepper sauce is the state's best-known product. The McIlhenny family has made TABASCO on Avery Island since 1868. Baumer Foods makes Crystal hot sauce in Reserve, upriver from New Orleans, and Cajun Chef has made hot sauce from Louisiana cayenne peppers in St. Martinville since 1958. Tony Chachere's has made its Creole seasoning in Opelousas since 1972, and Zatarain's makes rice mixes and seafood boils on its campus in Gretna, across the river from New Orleans.