New Orleans and Lafayette are often the first destinations that come to mind when considering the Louisiana food scene. With their deep roots in Creole and Cajun foodways, it makes sense that they snag many of the culinary headlines, but there is a cadre of chefs and farmers in Shreveport-Bossier who have been hard at work bringing good, clean, local food to one of the Bayou State’s overlooked corners. Based in Haughton—about a 20-minute drive from downtown Shreveport—Evan McCommon and his family turned their farmland, which has served many purposes for the family across generations, into an engine of food excitement, changing the minds of chefs and everyday diners with every meal.
Finding a New Way
When Evan took over the Mahaffey Farms property in 1995, it was essentially a timber operation.…
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Louisiana Cookin' (Digital) - 1 Issue, March/April 2025