Creole Tomato Farmer Keeps Family, South Louisiana Tradition Alive -- For Now

By Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune

After hello and a handshake, Emile LaGreco hands over a red, ripe Creole tomato and a long sharp knife, and gestures to the salt shaker he keeps on the cluttered desk inside his barn. The fruit is the same temperature as it is outside -- warm to the touch.