A culinary and cultural icon, 120,000 visitors come to Avery Island annually, to experience all-things TABASCO®. Known as ‘Ile Petite Anse’, the hot sauce has helped put Iberia Parish on the map.

After driving down Avery Island Road and crossing the bridge over Hayes Coulee, passing through the toll gate onto Avery Island feels like a passport may be in order. Best known as the site of Tabasco ...

One of the world’s most famous condiments, Tabasco, celebrates its 150th birthday this year. Edmund McIlhenny created the famous pepper sauce in 1868 on Avery Island, La. The company is still ...

For its size, it packs a serious punch. Avery Island -- not actually an island but a salt dome in southern Louisiana -- is the home of one of the most popular hot sauces in the world. A few drops of ...

LOUISIANA, (KLFY) — The Louisiana Office of Tourism has launched a new Hot Sauce Trail, aiming to boost tourism by showcasing the state’s unique flavors and communities. The Hot Sauce Trail includes ...

Mixbook ranked Avery Island seventh on its list of the top 10 peaceful spring break destinations for families in 2025. The island is known for its unique wildlife, including egrets, alligators and a ...

The McIlhenny Company is adding equipment to its Avery Island facility to offer tabasco in a pouch. The company filed a document with the Louisiana Economic Development office last month that it began ...

AVERY ISLAND, La. (AP) — Paul C.P. McIlhenny, chief executive and chairman of the board of the McIlhenny Company that makes the trademarked line of Tabasco hot pepper sauces sold the world over, has ...

(AP) Paul C. McIlhenny, chief executive and chairman of the board of the McIlhenny Company that makes the trademarked line of Tabasco hot pepper sauce and other products, has died, the company said ...