ine ▁revol ves ▁around ▁influ ences ▁found ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁from ▁populations ▁present ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁before ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁Louisiana ▁P urchase ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁Louisiana ▁s its ▁at ▁a ▁cross ro ads ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁imm igr ant ▁influ ences . ▁It ▁is ▁widely ▁known ▁that ▁Louisiana ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁French , ▁thus ▁in ▁Louisiana ▁Cre ole ▁is ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁French ▁a est h etic , ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁complex ▁sau ces ▁and ▁slow - cook ing . ▁Later , ▁é migr és ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁H ait ian ▁Revolution s ▁and ▁added ▁further ▁eleg ance ▁and ▁gall ic ▁influ ences ▁to ▁the ▁cu is ine . ▁ ▁Classic ▁Cre ole ▁d ishes ▁ ▁App et izers ▁▁ ▁O yst ers ▁Bien ville ▁ ▁O yst ers ▁en ▁bro ch ette ▁ ▁O yst ers ▁Rock ef eller ▁ ▁S hr imp ▁rem ou lade ▁ ▁S oups ▁▁ ▁Bis que ▁ ▁G um bo ▁ ▁T urt le ▁soup ▁ ▁Main ▁d ishes ▁ ▁Ch icken ▁Cre ole ▁ ▁Cre ole ▁Ch icken ▁F ric as see ▁ ▁Cre ole ▁B aked ▁Ch icken ▁ ▁C raw fish ▁ét ou ff ée ▁ ▁J amb al aya ▁ ▁M irl it on ▁ ▁Pom p ano ▁en ▁Pap ill ote ▁ ▁R ice ▁and ▁grav y ▁ ▁S hr imp ▁bis que ▁ ▁S hr imp ▁Cre