“Local” can be a loaded word, and there are countless cookbooks that could be argued as having local ties to New Orleans or other communities throughout South Louisiana. The following cookbooks are listed as a primer, based on our own research and the recommendations of trusted friends.

• Brennan’s New Orleans Cookbook – Hermann B. Deutsch (1961)
• Chasing the Gator – Isaac Toups (2018)
• Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen – Paul Prudhomme (1984)
• Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune – Marcelle Bienvenu & Judy Walker (2008)
• Crescent City Cooking – Susan Spicer (2007)
• The Dooky Chase Cookbook – Leah Chase (1990)
• Drag Queen Brunch – Poppy Tooker (2019)
• The Encyclopedia of Cajun & Creole Cuisine – John Folse (1983)
• The Good Book of Southern Baking – Kelly Fields (2020)
• Gumbo Life – Ken Wells (2019)
• Los Isleños Cookbook – Los Isleños Heritage & Cultural Society (2000)
• Louisiana Real & Rustic – Emeril Lagasse & Marcelle Bienvenu (1996)
• Mam Papaul’s Country Creole Basket – Nancy Anne Tregre Wilson (1982)
• Mississippi Vegan – Timothy Pakron (2018)
• Mosquito Supper Club – Melissa Martin (2020)
• The New Orleans Cookbook – Rima & Richard Collin (1955)
• New World Sourdough – Bryan Ford (2020)
• On the Coast – Troy Gilbert & Matthew Mayfield (2017)
• Real Cajun – Donald Link (2009)
• River Road Recipes (I, II, & IV) – Junior League of Baton Rouge (1959, 1976, 2004)
• Talk About Good! (I & II) – Junior League of Lafayette (1967, 1979)
• Shaya – Alon Shaya (2018)
• Southern Comfort – Allison Vines-Rushing & Slade Rushing (2012)
• Stay at Home Cooking – Frank Brigsten (two volumes, 2020)
• Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans – Lolis Eric Elie (2013)
• Unusual Acadian Recipes for the Sweet Tooth – Mercedes Vidrine (1968)