This article is part of an ongoing Friday series about the vendors at the Lafayette Farmers Market.
In 1770, Jean Francios de Beaumelle Gonsoulin, a land surveyor for the King of France, registered his brand in St. Martin Parish.
More than 250 years later, Francios descendant Shannon Gonsoulin has maintained the namesake with Gonsoulin Land and Cattle Company.
A staple at the Lafayette Farmers Market, the New Iberia-based meat company boasts a long lineage of butchers, meat market operators and, most recently, a grass-fed cattle ranch.
Back to basics: raising cattle as nature intended
In 2005, Gonsoulin, a veterinarian, started hearing about natural and organic products gaining speed. He had cattle at the time and saw the niche market as a way to improve the ranch.
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