‘Food feeds the soul’: Louisiana chef brings Cajun flavor to North Carolina storm survivors

Black Mountain, North Carolina — Sporting a cowboy hat and a wide smile, Marlo High of Baton Rouge waves at cars passing by on Old Highway 70 between Swannanoa and Black Mountain, North Carolina, spinning a colorful sign: “Taste of Louisiana." Nearby, darting around a black food truck, his wife, Cassandra High, talks to customers. Most of them are residents of nearby towns, which were hit by Hurricane Helene in September, leaving varying degrees of destruction in its wake. In Black Mountain, to the east, life has returned to a...