Possible Clues:

• Descendant of French settlers in Louisiana
• In college, something for acting Head of English Language
• Way to cook cabbage catches on
• Like some gumbo and jambalaya
• Jambalaya's cuisine
• Like étouffée
• One of Haiti's two official languages, along with French
• Cuisine at Antoine’s
• Spicy kind of seasoning
• Regularly curse folly with a touch of explicit language