Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

I'm Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine.

And in this episode, I'm talking with someone who began her music career as a Christian artist,

but who's more recently become a crossover sensation.

Lauren Daigle grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she enjoyed fishing with her dad,

dancing to Cajun music with her grandparents, and rooting for LSU with her entire family,

even the ones who went to Louisiana Tech. And while the rich musical traditions of Cajun Country influenced her, it was really the two years

she spent sick and homebound as a teenager that led her to pursue her dream career.

With a new self-titled album coming out and a growing legion of fans, Daigle is now sharing

her soulfully raspy voice and her deeply

held faith with the world. We'll discuss all of that and her dad's shrimp and gutta grits on this

week's Biscuits and Jam.

Well, Lauren Daigle, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

Thank you so much.

Thank you for having me.

So, Lauren, I've heard you say on your podcast that you hail from the deep swamps of Louisiana.

So tell me what you mean when you say that.

Well, I'm from Lafayette, Louisiana.

And we grew up going to the Ochaalai Basin to go tubing and skiing

and wakeboarding.

And typically, you know, people go to a nice lake or whatever, and we would fall off the tubes

and immediately stick our feet up just so that no alligators got our toes.

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