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BY ASIA ARMOUR
In addition to pre-made meals and frozen meats, the business started selling lunch and breakfast in 2023.
Hap’s Cajun Meats & Market o ers food items from Louisiana.
PHOTOS BY ASIA ARMOUR COMMUNITY IMPACT
Hap’s Cajun pays homage to history, family, culture
The VanDerbecks come from Lousiana but have built their family home in League City.
From past to present, family heritage and community remains the motivation for Ashley and Chris VanDerbeck, the owners of Hap’s Cajun Meats & Market in League City. Looking back The husband and wife are from Louisiana and their lineage can be traced back to Nova Scotia, Canada, the original home of the Acadians. “The Acadians were known for taking what they could nd in the swamp and in the eld, and turn it into something delicious,” Ashley VanDerbeck said. How it started The VanDerbecks have lived in League City since
2011 and started the business in 2022. Located along Main Street, near League Park and in the city’s historic district, many of their now regulars noticed the store from driving by, the owners said. Their intention was to bring a piece of Louisiana to their League City community, they said. The store is named after Ashley VanDerbeck’s grandfa- ther, whom everyone called Hap and who taught her everything she knows, she said. “It’s our heritage. This is what we grew up with back home,” Ashley VanDerbeck said. “Every- body goes to Louisiana for the boudin and for all the good food, so we wanted to be able to bring that here.”
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902 E. Main St., League City www.hapscajun.com
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