“I love that we don’t sound like any other NPR affiliate,” says Devall, a former NPR journalist who began managing the station in Lafayette, La., in 2022.
The 2023 EatLafayette campaign begins June 20, 2023 with a Taste of EatLafayette Bicentennial event. The campaign runs through Sept. 10, 2023 and will feature more than two dozen local restaurants spread across 15 dining districts in Lafayette Parish.
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Meat and three plate lunch specials are foundational to comfort food in the South. Although common everywhere that y’all is the collective pronoun of choice, the tradition is so deeply ingrained in the food culture of Lafayette, Louisiana, that there’s an actual plate lunch trail. Advertisement
This roadway-meets-foodway beckons hungry pilgrims to travel in search of the likes of smothered chicken, hamburger with gravy, fried catfish and chicken fried steak. Once the meat is chosen, it’s all about the sides, with options like creamed corn, collard greens, green beans and mashed potatoes lacquered with deep mahogany gravy.