Bourque's Supermarket in Iowa, Louisiana (just east of Lake Charles on I-10) has been producing boudin and smoked sausage since 1942, making it one of the oldest continuously operating boudin producers in the state. The store is consistently cited in Southern Foodways Alliance documentation as a benchmark for the Cajun French Prairie sausage-making tradition.
Quick facts
- ·Iowa, LA is approximately 15 miles east of Lake Charles on I-10 — within the defined regional scope as a day-trip anchor.
- ·Confirm the 1942 founding date against primary sources.
- ·Do not confuse with Bourque's locations in Port Barre or other parishes.
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