Plaquemines Parish reports the largest acreage of creole tomatoes. It was introduced in 1969 by the LSU Agricultural Experiment Station. Almost any variety of tomatoes grown in the region is considered a creole tomato. It is historic and adventurous. As stated previously, the location of where the tomato crop is grown determines whether it is considered a creole tomato.
Celebrity is a determinant, hybrid tomato variety.
It is rated as a medium-early producing variety and has good disease and nematode resistance. Indeterminate varieties have a longer harvest season. Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes usually have a harvest period of 5 to 6 weeks, slightly longer than determinant varieties of tomatoes. Fantastic and Jet Star are usually planted for the early crop of creole tomatoes. They tend to produce earlier than Celebrity.