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The
Cajun Village
Historic Acadian buildings, restored to house
unique specialty shops ...
offering you the opportunity to
shop and browse in a relaxed setting.
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We
invite you to visit often and enjoy the lifestyle of
rural Louisiana and a taste of Cajun culture.
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Live
Alligators - Antique Tractors
- Annual
Events
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Stop by and enjoy a little
of Louisiana's rich history ...
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I-10
- EASY ACCESS
Nestled between New Orleans and
Baton Rouge
in Plantation Country
Just 1 Block
off of I-10 @
Exit #182
Sorrento, Louisiana
@ the corner of La. Hwys. 22 & 70
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Louisiana Links | Location and Map |
Guest Book | Please
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The
Hargais House
c. 1840, Convent, Louisiana
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Home
of Dr. Joseph Hargais, a dentist from Convent, Louisiana. This home
was originally a typical 4-room Acadian. Exposed beams and
beaded-board walls are easy to appreciate with the interior walls
removed.
A shotgun
house from the Darrow area is attached onto the back of the building,
and is utilized as the kitchen and
"porch" seating
area.
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The
Schexnayder House
c. 1830
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Typical center-hall Acadian structure.
Moved from the west bank of the Mississippi River,
3 miles downriver from the Sunshine Bridge.
In the 1940's, a cannonball from
Civil War Gunboats on the Mississippi River was found in the attic by the contractor
who was replacing the roof.
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Cajunville,
USA
Louisiana
Products & Souvenirs
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Cajun
Crafts
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Cajun
Music
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Alligator
Items
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Tabasco
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Cafe'
& Bistro Items
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Little
Girls Room
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Lace
Room
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OPEN
Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Phone 225-675-2640
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The Lanoux
House
c. 1900, Gonzales, Louisiana
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This
house was also a typical 4-room Acadian-style home.
The original kitchen was separate,
but was later attached to the house.
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And connected to the Lanoux House ...
Chauvin's
Barber Shop
c. 1820, Convent, Louisiana
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This structure still has the original cypress flooring, noticeably worn
where the brber walked around and around and around his chair ...
Beaded board walls bore
penciled accountings where
local residents sold pecans
to the barber.
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And connected to Chauvin's Barber Shop ...
Darrow House
c. 1920 Darrow, Louisiana
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This
"L"-shaped building shows another common style,
with front
and side porches.
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The
LeBlanc House
c. 1900, Gonzales, Louisiana
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Another
typical 4-room
Acadian-style home.
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Slave Cabin
c. 1830, Union, Louisiana
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The
Gaudet House
c. 1830, Lutcher, Louisiana
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This is a large center hall Acadian,
with three rooms down both sides and two down the middle "hall".
Interior walls and ceilings are beaded cypress boards.
The unique architecture makes
it a special treasure, in that it is constructed with "bousillage"
insulation in the walls. Bousillage is a mixture of mud and clay,
moss, and horse or animal hair. Bousillage sticks were hand-hewn
to fit
between the wall studs, and the mixture was "poured" into the
walls. The animal hair helped the mixture hang on the sticks,
providing some insulation between the interior and exterior walls.
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The Cantrell
House
c. 1820, Convent, Louisiana
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From the
MBC Plantation, home of
Michelle Bernard Cantrell, first
Commandant of Louisiana.
He was a friend to the
Chief of the Houma Indians,
whose main village was at Burnside,
where The Cabin Restaurant is now.
Preservation of this building allows us to appreciate this style of
early architecture, particularly the exposed hand-hewn beams,
with bricks laid between them for insulation
(known as"brick-between-post").
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The original house was a typical
4-room Acadian, though only two of the rooms could be
salvaged and moved.
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And connected to the Cantrell House ...
Shotgun House
c. 1900, Darrow, Louisiana
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Shotgun
houses were commonplace in
South Louisiana, usually built
with
4 rooms, one behind the other.
Where does
it get it's name?
With the
interior doorways all aligned on one side of the building, one
could
shoot a gun from the front door
all the
way through to the
back of the house....
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A courtyard connects this
building to the Coffee House and
features a
live oak stump garden fountain, a walkway of decorative brickwork
and a
unique bench by Craig Black.
Go to http://www.southerntangentgallery.com
to see more of Craig's work ...
More unique garden fountains can be seen at http://www.rockmyworld.net
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The Cajun Village Hall
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The 70' Mural on the side of
this
building was painted by local artist, Craig Black.
The mural is representative of life in rural Louisiana in the 1930's.
A few well-known, life-long residents of
Ascension Parish are represented in the painting.
Click on the mural to view a larger image ...
Go to http://www.southerntangentgallery.com
to see more of Craig's work ... |
 The Webb
General Store
c. 1900, Oak Grove, Louisiana
(Near Prairieville)
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Live Alligators !
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Welcome to
Alligator Heaven !!
 Down this path is our gator
pen.
We have two,
named
"Big Guy"
and "Nubbie"
and when we call them for lunch
they come right up
close to the fence to eat.
Come watch us
feed them any
hot Summer Sunday
around 4:00 p.m.
April through September.
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Antique
Tractors & Blacksmith Forge
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 On display here you'll find
tractors and ...........
There is also an antique
forge,
built with original fire bricks from .............
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Annual
Events
FREE ADMISSION
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SPRING
SUMMER
AUTUMN
WINTER
Truly a unique holiday shopping
experience!
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EASY ACCESS
About 1/2 way between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Just 1 Block off of I-10
Exit #182 in Sorrento, Louisiana
@ the corner of La. Hwys. 22 & 70
Click here to see Map
Al Robert has collected and preserved buildings from the
River Road and nearby communities for over 25 years.
He utilizes 2 locations to show them to the public.
His first was The Cabin Restaurant,
located just 3 miles away from The Cajun Village,
at the corner of Hwys. 22 and 44 in
Burnside, Louisiana - just a mile from the River Road.
If you enjoyed this site,
click on the link below ...
Just 3 miles down Hwy. 22 in Burnside,
you'll find Al's first preservation location
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THE
CABIN RESTAURANT
Fine Cajun Food Since 1973
Step Into
Louisiana History
"Our goal is to preserve some of the local farming
history,
serve meals typical of the
River Road tradition,
and make your visit a relaxed and memorable one."
Al Robert
Most recently, he moved the Nassar House, c.
1880
from Convent to Hwy. 22 @ I-10, 1 mile north of The Cajun Village.
Restoration on this home was completed in June, 2001,
and the offices for the River Parishes Community College are now located there.
(Classrooms are located behind the main house)
His residence is also a beautifully restored
Acadian home, c. 1890,
from Convent, Louisiana
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