A side, "LA-MEX" (Louisiana + Mexican) is a term describing a regional cuisine that blends food products available in Louisiana and the culinary creations of Mexican-Americans influenced by both Creole & Cajun cuisines.

Creole cuisine is a style of cooking, closely identified with New Orleans culture, which blends French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Native American, and African influences, as well as general Southern cuisine, and Cajun cuisine is a similar style of cooking named for French-speaking Acadian or "Cajun" immigrants that came to Louisiana and utilized local ingredients to prepare meals from their homeland. The heavy use of seafood, steak or chicken served with tortillas, melted cheese, rice and beans, seasoned with a combination of jalapeño & cayenne peppers characterize LA-Mex cuisine.