6 best butchers in Louisiana

Iverstine Butcher
Baton Rouge · Butcher4.7 · 274 reviewsIverstine Butcher is a whole animal butcher shop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, working with small Louisiana farms that raise animals on pasture with rotational grazing. The counter runs across grass fed beef, heritage breed pork and pastured poultry, cut by skilled butchers who use every part of the animal, with house sausages, cured meats and charcuterie made on site. There is also a market and eatery attached, serving grab and go breakfast, hot lunch, dinner and weekend brunch built on the same meat sold over the counter. Delivery is available alongside shopping in person.
Mahaffey Farms
Haughton · Butcher, eggs4.8 · 100 reviewsMahaffey Farms is a family run farm in Haughton, Louisiana raising grass fed and finished beef alongside pasture raised pork, chicken and eggs. The animals live outdoors and move regularly onto fresh grass, an approach the family uses to feed the soil and regenerate the land as they farm. You can shop at the farm store, collect a pick up order, or have a box delivered to your door on Tuesdays and Thursdays through their home delivery service. The store also carries local bison, dairy, produce and pantry goods, and everything can be ordered through the online shop.
Laughing Buddha Nursery
Metairie · Butcher, eggs4.7 · 85 reviewsLaughing Buddha Nursery is a farmer owned grocery and garden shop in Metairie, Louisiana, run by the people behind Local Cooling Farms in Rio. On the farm they raise pastured eggs, woodland pork, grass fed beef and wild foraged goat using regenerative principles and rotational grazing, and they make their own compost and soil blends as well. The shop brings all of that to town along with weekly deliveries from upwards of 40 regional farmers and producers, mainly in Louisiana and Mississippi. Expect local produce, dairy, poultry, ferments, honey and fresh bread, plus seeds, organic fertilisers and natural pest control for growing your own.
Gonsoulin Land and Cattle
New Iberia · Butcher4.7 · 28 reviewsGonsoulin Land and Cattle is a family ranch at New Iberia, Louisiana that has been in the same family since 1787, with over 200 years of experience caring for its land and animals. The cattle are grass fed and grass finished, raised without antibiotics or growth hormones, and the ranch runs its own processing operation for quarter, half and whole sides of beef. Buy grass fed beef and pork at the farm store in Iberia Parish, through the online shop, or from the Saturday morning farmers markets in Lafayette and Baton Rouge. Local delivery is free above a minimum spend, and the ranch ships anywhere in Louisiana.
Brookshire Farm
Abbeville · Butcher, farm shop5.0 · 18 reviewsBrookshire Farm is a family farm at Abbeville in south Louisiana, raising 100% grass fed and grass finished beef with no growth hormones or routine antibiotics. The cattle graze open pasture on rotation, and the beef is dry aged before sale. Alongside beef by the cut, from ground beef to boneless stew, the farm sells Louisiana pasture raised chicken and pork, and offers beef shares. You order through the online store, choose the pickup location nearest you from spots across the state, and meet the farm there with an ice chest on your scheduled day. Farm pickup can also be arranged by appointment.
Butterfield Farms
Pollock · Butcher4.7 · 3 reviewsButterfield Farms is a family owned and operated farm in Pollock, Louisiana, raising grass fed beef and pastured poultry for Central Louisiana with regenerative methods. The cattle are never confined to feedlots. They roam the farm's pastures, eat farm grown grasses, and are raised without hormones or antibiotics. Beef is sold directly to customers through CSA shares and retail cuts, with ordering through the farm's online store and delivery available. There are no fixed opening hours, so contact the farm to arrange collection.

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