Paul Prudhomme, Louisiana chef who helped popularize Cajun cooking, dies at 75

American chefs Paul Prudhomme, left, Larry Forgione, Jonathan Waxman, Jimmy Schmidt, Alice Waters and Bradley Ogden gather in New York to pay tribute to the late food writer James Beard in 1985.

Chef Paul Prudhomme and fashion buyer CeCe Kieselstein-Cord prepare food together in 1981.

Paul Prudhomme tosses beads from a float during the 2010 NFL opening kickoff parade in New Orleans.

Paul Prudhomme speaks at the Culinary Institute of America at the New York Marriott Marquis in 2012.

People take photos of flowers placed outside K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in the French Quarter of New Orleans after the death of Paul Prudhomme, the restaurant’s founder, was announced on Oct. 8, 2015.