{"id":7360,"date":"2025-03-15T07:52:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7360"},"modified":"2025-03-15T07:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T07:52:08","slug":"cajun-food-truck-on-hold-this-season-shaw-local-news-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=7360","title":{"rendered":"Cajun food truck on hold this season &#8211; Shaw Local News Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/XYo3k65d7MjLtLPJfDu3VQMHQls%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29%3Afocal%281363x1210%3A1373x1220%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/CVGX3ZS4GRCSJGYK7RXWA4ITQI.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Catch A Cajun\u2019s season is on hold indefinitely. <\/span>(Derek Barichello)<br \/>Catch A Cajun\u2019s season is on hold indefinitely.<br \/>The announcement on the food truck\u2019s social media Thursday stated \u201cunforeseen health issues\u201d as the reason.<br \/>Owners Ron and Amy McFarlain ran the food truck last summer after closing their longtime restaurant, Cajun Connection, in September 2023. Since closing their brick-and-mortar establishment, the McFarlains have sold their favorite menu items at a couple of pop-up events, such as their pecan pies at Handy Foods in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/ottawa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/ottawa\/\"><u>Ottawa<\/u><\/a>.<br \/><i>The Times \/ NewsTribune \/ Bureau County Republican is committed to keeping readers up to date with business happenings in the area. Much of our reporting relies on what we see and hear, but we\u2019re also reaching out to readers for tips on business items. 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