Touro Infirmary

Historical marker location:

1174 Convention Center Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on Convention Center Boulevard near John Churchill Chase Street, in the median.)

Marker installed: 2010

1852.

Louisiana has a rich culinary history and is known for dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and crawfish étouffée. The state's cuisine is heavily influenced by French, African, and Native American cooking traditions.